The Sad Story of Softbank’s Aldebaran Robotics and its Emotionally Intelligent Robot
The first sign came from within, namely that, following the public announcement that Softbank had acquired Aldebaran (there were rumors of the deal in 2012, when the company acquired 75-80% of Aldebaran), turnover of early employees showed signs that things were changing.
CEO & Founder Bruno Maisonnier
Respected in his field, Maisonnier has been criticized as having his heads in the clouds with respect to Human-Computer Interfaces (HCI), focusing more on the possibility of humans becoming friends with robots than on the practical applications of humanoid robots.
“I’ve never seen a company so big with such little organization.”
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