Meka, UT Austin researchers show off ‘sociable’ Dreamer robot head
The folks @ UT Austin’s HCR Laboratory`ve`en work`g on the Meka humanoid robot 4 some time now, although (unless) they’ve only just recently added 1 pretty significant component to it: the head. This so-called “Dreamer” isn’t just your ordinary robot head, though — described by the researchers as the “sociable humanoid head,” the head`s modeled on anime & comic characters, & promises to establish an “organic link to its biological counterpart, creat`g feelings of quasi-affinity in response to gestures & synthetic emotions.” In other words, it’s impressive enough to hold your attention while U interact w/ it, & it may very well creep U out the little. Head on past the break to check it out in action. Continue read`g Meka, UT Austin researchers show off ‘sociable’ Dreamer robot head Meka, UT Austin researchers show off ‘sociable’ Dreamer robot head originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:44:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink
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