Can this robot tell if its joke fell flat? NewsDuration 1:57Angelica Lim from Simon Fraser University's computing science school is working on robots that use facial recognition algorithms to determine if their jokes land with human audiences. As the CBC's Tara Carman explains, the robots' ability to read facial expressions isn't a laughing matter, and could have practical applications.

Source: CBC News January 18, 2026 16:34 UTC