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ShelterWolf
ShelterWolf
After laughing and smiling, what's the next step for robots?
Apr 4 2010, 8:00 PM EDT | Post edited: Apr 4 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
Japan unveils humanoid robot that laughs and smiles

Japanese researchers said Saturday they have developed a humanoid robot that can laugh and smile as it mimics a person's facial expressions.

The robot, Geminoid TMF, can move its rubber facial skin to imitate a smile, a laugh showing teeth, and a grim look with furrowed brows, by receiving electric signals from the person it is modelled on.

The researchers demonstrated with a robot made to look exactly like an attractive woman in her 20s with long dark hair. The woman and the robot were dressed in the same clothes - a black skirt and black leather jacket.

The robot smiled and furrowed its brow in almost simultaneous mimicry of the woman, whose face was filmed with a video camera which then provided information on her expressions to the robot through electric signals.

"I felt like I had a twin sister," the woman told reporters afterwards... http://www.physorg.com/news189528493.html

To me, the next step for this technology is the Stepford Wives where impotent husbands replace their wives with robots. Put some real flesh on there with AI in there, we can start replacing people. What do you think, Skynet? Do you find this valuable?    
ShelterWolf
ShelterWolf
1. RE: After laughing and smiling, what's the next step for robots?
Mar 16 2011, 10:31 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 16 2011, 10:31 PM EDT
Japan's New Goateed Geminoid Robot Is Uncomfortably Realistic

The latest Geminoid robot is one of the most realistic, and thus creepiest, android we've ever seen. The skin, hair, goatee (!), and facial expressions are real enough to fool you for a few seconds while it sinks in that something very, very weird is going on.

This specific model is called the Geminoid DK, and it comes from the same studio that gave us the robotic actress, Geminoid F. The DK is the first Geminoid model that's based on a non-Japanese person (in this case, Associate Professor Henrik Scharfe of Denmark's Aalborg University) and also the first bearded model (if you consider a goatee a beard, which in my full-bearded opinion is debatable).

Like its Geminoid siblings, the DK is controlled remotely with a motion-capture system in which the Geminoid mimics the movements of the person being captured. Future uses are kind of secondary to the basic goal of making the most human-like robot possible, but it could be a step forward for human-robot interaction--paired with, say, Watson's brain, the Geminoid series could be used in some pretty interesting ways. That being said, here's a terrifying picture of the Geminoid's hair- and pupil-less visage.

http://www.popsci.com/node/52562/?cmpid=enews031011

Makes me wonder if the American People actually voted Obamanoid into office. Do you find this valuable?    
meanoldmoe
meanoldmoe
2. RE: After laughing and smiling, what's the next step for robots?
Mar 17 2011, 8:50 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 17 2011, 8:50 AM EDT
I'd seen some video on the Androids you guys are talking about....yes very freaky stuff !!
That is the stuff we are being shown....what about the stuff that is kept behind closed doors??
Give it time and they will be walking and talking amoung us !! Do you find this valuable?    
ShelterWolf
ShelterWolf
3. Ranger robot breaks its own endurance record
May 13 2011, 5:29 PM EDT | Post edited: May 13 2011, 5:29 PM EDT
Ranger beat its own record by walking a whopping 40.5 miles (65.18 km) on a single charge... at a speed of 1.3 mph (2.09 kph) over the next 30 hours, 49 minutes and 2 seconds... The current version of Ranger uses six pounds of lithium-ion batteries to power four motors, which along with the onboard electronics consume a total of 16 watts... According to Cornell professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Andy Ruina, who built and programmed the robot, the purpose of the Ranger project is to better understand walking by reinventing it.

http://www.gizmag.com/ranger-robot-breaks-its-own-endurance-record/18628/

OK, now they walk among us (with help). Is that what Cammie was doing in the library when she was walking next to that crippled guy (Erik?), understanding walking by reinventing it?
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