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A child-sized android with flexible joints and soft skin developed by the Japan Science and Technology Agency
was unveiled Friday at Osaka University, where the agency's research and development team is based.
The 1.3-meter-tall, 33 kilogram humanoid robot has optical, auditory and tactile sensors. Fifty-one
actuators inside its body run on compressed air and enable the robot to make complex movements smoothly.
About 200 tactile sensors are embedded in the robot's gray skin, which is made of silicon and other materials.
The robot can react to its surroundings by blinking and altering its facial expressions. The robot, which has
the physical ability of a 1- or 2-year-old toddler, can turn over and stand up with assistance.Want to see more of CB2? Just wait until you go to sleep tonight: he'll be in your nightmares.
was unveiled Friday at Osaka University, where the agency's research and development team is based.
The 1.3-meter-tall, 33 kilogram humanoid robot has optical, auditory and tactile sensors. Fifty-one
actuators inside its body run on compressed air and enable the robot to make complex movements smoothly.
About 200 tactile sensors are embedded in the robot's gray skin, which is made of silicon and other materials.
The robot can react to its surroundings by blinking and altering its facial expressions. The robot, which has
the physical ability of a 1- or 2-year-old toddler, can turn over and stand up with assistance.Want to see more of CB2? Just wait until you go to sleep tonight: he'll be in your nightmares.
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1877
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley
Now, do you want one of your own, or a shotgun to take care of it????
