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Interfaces that sense emotion

Recorded year2009

Mercedes-Benz's Attention Assist warns drowsy drivers, and MIT spin-off Affectiva starts reading emotions from faces in webcam video.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.