This androgynous head called Jules follows the expressions with it's camera eyes and translates this into digital instruction for the 34 motors inside the head. The material that makes up the skin is aptly called Flubber and with it the head is able to grin and make very subtle gestures. Special software was written to detect ten emotions like happiness and anger. These new technologies should improve the communication between robots and humans although some researchers have found that some people will distrust robots that have too many human traits. I was excited about
Pleo, and this new break-through shows that robotics will surprise us again in the coming years.
Source: Telegraph
14 November 2008 om 8:54
Tony
@ Nu nog motoren maar dit zal allemaal steeds minimaliseren en uiteindelijk binnen 10 jaar zullen we het verschil tussen mens en robot niet meer zien.