Meet Emo, the robot that smiles back. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed two AI models that allow Emo to anticipate and replicate a person’s facial expressions before they make them, a major step forward in improving interactions between robots and humans. Credit: Columbia Engineering 🎥 Footage courtesy of Yuhang Hu, Columbia Engineering Research collaborators: Yuhang Hu, Columbia University; Boyar Chen, Duke University; Jiong Lin, Columbia University; Yunzhe Wang, Columbia Univ