A UK-based robotics company has shown off an impressive new humanoid robot that can put on some eerily realistic facial expressions.
A video shows the robot wake up, distort its face into a grimace of shock, and then look at its hands in disbelief.
The robot smiles as if it is gaining self-awareness, as if it is trying to fool us into thinking it is.
It is a clever illusion, but a stunning example of how far robotics have come.
Human-Robot interaction.
The platform is called Ameca and it is seen as a platform for development into future robotics technologies.
The robot is meant to allow us to study human-robot interaction, and believable facial cues make that a lot easier.
The company is making the robot available for purchase but has yet to advertise a price.
Ameca is able to convey emotions via facial expressions, but it is unable to walk yet.
Ameca is a modular robot that will be upgraded over time so that one day it will walk.
People are angry at a robot that is serving food.
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