Had to share this... CHOBITS FOR REAL?!
I found this out on *chioky's dA Journal.
This hit world news when it was unveiled, well only those who are anime fans, or robotics enthusiasts. Japan’s latest robot creation is an impressive combination of bipedal humanoid locomotion and simulated human interaction. The robot, charmingly known as "HRP-4C", can walk and talk with reasonable aplomb, being able to manage a self-introduction and a saunter which is optimistically described as being “just like a fashion model.” The robot may go on sale next year, and is envisaged as being a “walking mannequin”, with sales to department stores hoped for. No likely price is mentioned.
The unit was developed by a governmental robotics lab, under the auspices of the National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST). It is 158cm tall and weighs 43kg, being capable of operating on battery power for 20 minutes. Many raised concerns over the unit having fallen into the “uncanny valley”, the point at which the flaws in an artificial human become disquieting due to its imperfectly close resemblance to an actual human.
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GAIZ, IT WEIGHS NEARLY AS MUCH AS I DO. O_____o; That's a little scary.
~Shizu
This hit world news when it was unveiled, well only those who are anime fans, or robotics enthusiasts. Japan’s latest robot creation is an impressive combination of bipedal humanoid locomotion and simulated human interaction. The robot, charmingly known as "HRP-4C", can walk and talk with reasonable aplomb, being able to manage a self-introduction and a saunter which is optimistically described as being “just like a fashion model.” The robot may go on sale next year, and is envisaged as being a “walking mannequin”, with sales to department stores hoped for. No likely price is mentioned.
The unit was developed by a governmental robotics lab, under the auspices of the National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST). It is 158cm tall and weighs 43kg, being capable of operating on battery power for 20 minutes. Many raised concerns over the unit having fallen into the “uncanny valley”, the point at which the flaws in an artificial human become disquieting due to its imperfectly close resemblance to an actual human.
Source~
GAIZ, IT WEIGHS NEARLY AS MUCH AS I DO. O_____o; That's a little scary.
~Shizu