Them Freaky Robots
Thought I would write today about a couple of the pictures we have recently added to our Photo Album. People who happened to attend the huge Expo in Aichi in 2005 got to be amazed by the robot displays where new ideas were shown from a selection of companies displaying, realistic moves, cool new toys or the newly create human-like android robot.Ok, first question: Why is it when a bunch of guys get together to create a real live human robot, they build a woman? It speaks out a little I think. Kind of like the Weird Science movie where two geeks...er...cooly impaired gentlemen create some weird science babe. And then get rejected by her...ouch boys.
The picture above is of the female andriod Repliee Q1, who has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard plastic with tons sensors and bits so she can move and react in a human-like manner. She can even flutter her eyelids and appears to breathe! And they say she is only the beginning. The goal is to make a robot that can fool a human into thinking that they are not a robot. Apparently you can do so with Repliee, but only for a short time since she is a bit limited. But in the example I saw (see below) she was having a conversation with someone and appeared to look at them. She can also tell if someone is touching her. So freaky.... But as she can only sit at the moment, I'd still have a head start running.
How far do you think robots will go in the next 10-20 years? If movies like I Robot and Matrix are any indicator, I think I'd prefer my hula hoop to robo-dog, thank you.
Click here to see Repliee Q1 in action.
Click here to see another Repliee Q1 video.
Click here to see another stationary standing robot. This was made by a different company.
Click here to see a robot made by the same company as the last video.
Click here to see a Repliee Q2 video. She's been updated! And she speaks English. I think this is a collaboration of both companies. Take a look.
posted by Fudocom - Celina @ 5:11 PM
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