Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro is at it again. He’s improved upon his hellish personal twin android with a new model, the uber realistic Geminoid F. It’s totally just like Lt Cmdr Data, except you get night terrors. More »
What would you spend $US225,000 on? An animated android styled after yourself? Starting in January the Japanese store Sogo & Seibu will begin taking pre-orders for these “Actroids”. They may not walk, but they can move their upper bodies. More »
By adjusting its posture and wiggling its eyes and lips, this plucky android conveys several emotions. From the looks of it, they run the gamut from joy to absolute disgust. More pics after the jump.
Since we first met Child Robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2), he’s been taking a lot in through the black pools of terror he uses for eyes: The little guy’s taught himself to walk. Yikes.
The Japanese government is planning to put robots to practical use in Japanese households in as soon as five years, and has already begun formulating the political agencies needed to oversee robot safety standards.
