The Robotopia Rising exhibit is part of the Kennedy Center's "Japan! Culture + Hyper Culture" festival. Honda's ASIMO is a humanoid helper, and the Toyota Partner Robot can play the trumpet. The Actroid DER2 is so lifelike you might mistake it for a real human at first. Other robots on display include Paro, a stuffed seal used for therapeutic purposes, Wakamaru, the Mitsubishi robot, and a cute robo-dog. The festival runs through Feb. 17, and it's free.
Video by Barbara L. Salisbury
Comments (3)
"Robbie,....where have you been?" "I've Beamed and Beamed."......."Sorry miss." "I've been giving myself an Oil-job." How long before we we get REAL Robot companions, instead of modestly preprogrammed, motorized Mannequins? "You Bubble-headed boobie."
Posted by Oscar | February 12, 2008 11:10 PM
I really enjoyed the humanoid-type,--the "18 yr-old two years in the making", but an area which I can suggest for improvement, would be around the mouth, where the finer movements of speaking are degraded/absent from no "robot-ization" of the circular muscles around the mouth in the human, and with what appears to be the jaw simply moving up-and-down at times. Still a brilliant effort on a "sweet, young woman robot."
Posted by Jack Dale | February 13, 2008 10:30 PM
Today the steps...tommorow...THE WORLD!
Posted by Anonymous | February 14, 2008 3:30 PM