The state of the art in androids

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:32:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Photo in the News: Ultra-Lifelike Robot Debuts in Japan

June 10, 2005—Quick, which one is the robot?

Repliee Q1 (at left in both pictures) appeared yesterday at the 2005 World
Expo in Japan, where she gestured, blinked, spoke, and even appeared to
breathe. Shown with co-creator Hiroshi Ishiguru of Osaka University,
the android is partially covered in skinlike silicone. Q1 is powered
by a nearby air compressor, and has 31 points of articulation in its
upper body.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0610_050610_robot.html

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Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:07:29 +0930

"Sean Williams" <lad [at] seanwilliams.com>

Sean Williams
Thanks for this.  I'm going to try to get to the Robot Exposition at Aichi on
Sunday.  (Arrived in Nagoya last Friday, and am still getting my head around
being here, let alone taking a maglev train anywhere. <g>)

Cheers,
Sean

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Photo in the News: Ultra-Lifelike Robot Debuts in Japan

June 10, 2005—Quick, which one is the robot?

Repliee Q1 (at left in both pictures) appeared yesterday at the 2005 World
Expo in Japan, where she gestured, blinked, spoke, and even appeared to
breathe. Shown with co-creator Hiroshi Ishiguru of Osaka University,
the android is partially covered in skinlike silicone. Q1 is powered
by a nearby air compressor, and has 31 points of articulation in its
upper body.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0610_050610_robot.html

Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                         Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                       Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/                   Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                      Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:23:15 +1000

The Colective <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>

The Colective
xannibear posted:

Photo in the News: Ultra-Lifelike Robot Debuts in Japan

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0610_050610_robot.html

i can see ishiguri being the founder of genom.... it will be another story of
bubblegum crisis , you'll see!

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