New robot prioritizes motion over appearance in exploration of human essence
With today's advanced technology, robots are so well designed they could be mistaken for people at first glance. But scientists led by Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University and Takashi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo are working to raise robotics to a new level by ...
Toshiba unveils trilingual robot in Odaiba
Toshiba Corp. unveiled a new multilingual android Friday who introduces herself and gives out information in three languages to tourists visiting Tokyo's popular Odaiba waterfront district. Making her debut at an information center located inside Aqua City Odaiba commercial complex was a female lifelike robot ...
Sign-language robot ChihiraAico shows off its singing voice
Seven months after Toshiba Corp. surprised the public with a humanoid robot that can communicate using sign language, the same device is now serenading shoppers at a Tokyo department store by singing duets with a human partner. ChihiraAico, an uncannily human-like robot, made its debut ...
Dentsu says it's creating robot entertainers
Dentsu Inc. will launch a new business focusing on developing "humanoid robot entertainers," the major ad agency said. For the first project, the company has created Matsukoroid, a life-size humanoid robot modeled on Matsuko Deluxe, a popular plus-sized cross-dressing TV star. The robot was developed under ...
Robot jazz singer serenades audience in Tokyo
Who says you need soul to sing jazz? A humanoid robot vocalist was the centerpiece of an ensemble serenading onlookers at the Marunouchi Building near Tokyo Station on Wednesday. Viewed from a distance, the band looked like a regular quartet. Up close, the alluring female singer ...
Humanoid robot exhibit opens in Tokyo
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) on Tuesday unveiled three humanoid robots that are to be put on display so visitors can interact with them. Two of the machines were modeled on actual human forms, using special silicone and artificial muscles that ...
