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Sociable PC – ICD Lab, Toyohashi University of Technology, JAPAN

The physical appearances of creatures, artifacts, etc, are not essential for becoming a social partner within the daily lives of humans. We believe that a creature’s social cues and behavioral feedback (based on user behavior) are a most indispensable component … Continue reading

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Sociable Dining Table – ICD Lab, Toyohashi University of Technology, JAPAN

In this project, a creature-based futuristic sociable dining table is proposed that communicates through a knock on a table. The main objective was to create a minimal number of cues for proto-communication for the purpose of establishing social interactions between … Continue reading

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ACTROID-F. Very real looking robot. Amazing invention by japanese

ACTROID-F. Very real/lifelike looking robot. being trialled in Japan. This is real. Will post updates on backup media to prove this. This video published for education and public purposes. Artificial Japanese robot. Related Postsi-SOBOT: Latest Action Hero “Disarray” 48 Hour … Continue reading

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ROBOT or HUMAN ?

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Android Mannequin -Creepy Humanoid Robot Is The Future of Shopping?

Tokyo department store Takashimaya has teamed up with Dr Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University to install a new visual merchandising concept using a lifelike android mannequin that has shoppers stopping in their tracks. Used as a Valentines Day promotion, the … Continue reading

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