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Airicist
12th December 2014, 14:06
Contributors:
Hiroshi Ishiguro (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?5121)
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?12092)
Kokoro Company Ltd. (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?4896)
Osaka University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_University)
youtube.com/GeminoidDK (https://www.youtube.com/GeminoidDK)
Home page - geminoid.jp/en/robots.html (http://www.geminoid.jp/en/robots.html)
facebook.com/Geminoid-165003313547811 (https://www.facebook.com/Geminoid-165003313547811)
Geminoid-DK (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?11727)
Actroid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actroid) on Wikipedia
Airicist
12th December 2014, 14:10
https://youtu.be/9q4qwLknKag
Female Android Geminoid F
Uploaded on Apr 20, 2010
Developed by Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro at Osaka University and ATR. Learn more:
"Meet Geminoid F, a Smiling Female Android (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/040310-geminoid-f-hiroshi-ishiguro-unveils-new-smiling-female-android)"
by Erico Guizzo
April 4, 2010
https://youtu.be/K5scJTqjxNw
Introduction to the Geminoid
Uploaded on Feb 7, 2011
Making of a geminoid.
First visit to Kokoro in Tokyo. The mold of the face has to be very accurate in order to make the geminoid convincing
Airicist
12th December 2014, 14:11
https://youtu.be/J71XWkh80nc
Geminoid Summit
Uploaded on Apr 3, 2011
Meeting of 3 Geminoids at ATR in March 2011. A landmark in a
Android Science.
Airicist
12th December 2014, 14:12
Article "Geminoids meet their human doppelgangers for a photo op you'll never forget (https://www.engadget.com/2011/04/06/geminoids-meet-their-human-doppelgangers-for-a-photo-op-youll-n)"
by Donald Melanson
April 6, 2011
Airicist
12th December 2014, 14:13
https://youtu.be/uD1CdjlrTBM
Humanoid Robot - Gemonoid HI-1 Android Prototype
Published on Mar 17, 2012
Geminoid HI-1 is a doppelganger droid built by its male co-creator, roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro. It is controlled by a motion-capture interface. It can imitate Ishiguro's body and facial movements, and it can reproduce his voice in sync with his motion and posture. Ishiguro hopes to develop the robot's human-like presence to such a degree that he could use it to teach classes remotely, lecturing from home while the Geminoid interacts with his classes at Osaka University.
Airicist
12th December 2014, 14:14
https://youtu.be/HdO-MqUkzHo
Winning
Published on Feb 22, 2014
Promo for the 2014 India Today Conclave in New Delhi
Airicist
12th December 2014, 21:19
https://youtu.be/7oNJ152bNeo
Geminoid F in the department store
Published on Dec 12, 2014
Airicist
13th April 2015, 09:52
https://youtu.be/9rpVtVWRzH4
Geminoid HI-4
Published on Apr 13, 2015
Airicist
26th June 2015, 20:55
https://vimeo.com/59110465
Do robots have souls?
February 6, 2013
The Global Mail's Aubrey Belford travels to Japan, where he meets Geminoid-F and her maker, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro.
Airicist
25th October 2015, 17:06
Koji Fukada’s “Sayonara (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?12963),” which had its world premiere Saturday as part of TIFF’s competition section, showcases the thespian talents of Geminoid-F, an eerily lifelike female android created by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro.
Airicist
12th November 2015, 07:20
https://youtu.be/_kwN8C6r1-o
Geminoid F Sings
Published on Mar 29, 2012
Geminoid F serenades the crowd during Hong Kong's "Robots in Motion 2012" Expo
Airicist
26th January 2016, 03:20
https://youtu.be/56tlJT4uAOw
Actroid, 2003.12.1
Published on Mar 6, 2015
https://youtu.be/nJ21yhuZbnQ
ACTROID EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, ver.info, 2005.4.8
Published on Mar 6, 2015
https://youtu.be/aEzGW0H16Oc
Actroid DER (Dramatic Entertainment Robot) , 2005.5.26
Published on Mar 6, 2015
https://youtu.be/c9uTfbIpPNk
Actroid DER2, 2006.12.28
Published on Mar 6, 2015
https://youtu.be/QGn85IId1Gc
Actroid DER3, 2008.12.24
Published on Mar 6, 2015
https://youtu.be/KxlVIxbacJo
Actroid-F PV, 2010.08.23
Published on Mar 6, 2015
Airicist
26th January 2016, 03:23
https://youtu.be/rtuioXKssyA
Actroid DER2 - Real Humanoid Female Robot
Uploaded on Oct 10, 2006
Airicist
26th January 2016, 03:24
https://youtu.be/WbFFs4DHWys
AKIBA ROBOT FESTIVAL 2006: Actroid Female Robot
Uploaded on Nov 8, 2006
The amazingly realistic female android, named Actroid DER 2, was demonstrated at the AKIBA Robot Festival here in the Akihabara district of Tokyo.
Philip K. Dick asked, "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" Now, decades later, we still don't have a definitive answer to his query, though we may find out sooner than anyone thinks. Although they haven't been combined into a complete, fully functional android yet, all of the required pieces seem to be coming together in an amazingly realistic fashion.
A good example is the "Actroid DER 2" android exhibited at the AKIBA Robot Festival last weekend here in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. This female android is surprisingly realistic, right down to the polish on her dainty fingernails, her facial movements, and even skin tone.
We've seen a lot of impressive photos and videos of Actroid DER in the past, but honestly - none of them really do justice to the android's realism. Seeing it in person, up close, is a totally different, and almost startling experience that can't be effective captured on film or video.
Her movements are surprisingly realistic. Obviously a great deal of time and effort has been devoted to studying the body language of real women so that it could be emulated by the android. Of course all of her actions and words are carefully scripted. Her creators have even gone to the trouble of including a little humor.
At one point during the demonstration she explains how she uses specially designed air servos that give her a 'nice body', implying that she doesn't have to watch her calories or worry about gaining weight. Later during the demo she cautions the men in the audience not to touch her because that would be sexual harassment. Interestingly, many of the spectators accepted her comment totally and were nodding their heads politely in agreement. Logically they knew she wasn't real, but they automatically behaved as if she were.
From a technology perspective, the android is stationary and has air tubes running up through her feet and legs to operate the custom air servos that provide her realistic movement. The air compressor and associated electronics is located in a box about the size of a small, half height refrigerator. Due to all the ambient noise at the event, and the crowds, we really couldn't determine how loud or annoying Actroid's air system might actually be.
Kokoro, the company responsible for the development and marketing of Actroid DER 2, is actually a subsidiary of Sanrio Ltd - the 'Hello Kitty' company. In addition to some amazing mechanical creations like Actroid DER and a series of huge animatronic dinosaurs, Kokoro has also developed unique vending machines - including the popular Hello Kitty popcorn machines you've probably seen at major amusement parks.
In Japanese, the word 'kokoro' means 'heart', and the company is dedicated to using their technology to "... touch the hearts of the people." Their primary catch phrase, or theme, is "Doukoku - moving sculpture".
It's also interesting to note that Kokoro was established as a company in 1984, just two years after the general release of "Blade Runner", the cinema classic based on Philip K. Dick's novel and question about androids dreaming. Could it be that the company founders drew their inspiration to create androids from Dick's work? One strong positive clue is the domain name that they selected for their company. They picked "kokoro-dreams.com". Obviously, they have very good taste in names.
Airicist
26th January 2016, 03:24
https://youtu.be/M3tcSlWLS_g
Kokoro's Actroid DER2 Female Robot
Uploaded on Feb 10, 2008
This android robot was demoed for Robotopia at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Airicist
26th January 2016, 03:25
https://youtu.be/I7tYwnqot6M
Japanese nurse robot (Actroid-F) 2010
Uploaded on Oct 27, 2010
This is a robot created by Kokoro Co. Ltd. and ATR. It is called the Actroid-F. It can do human like movements with almost human like precision. This includes face movements, gestures, speaking, and other movements. It
is truly a robot ahead of its time. For all you know, it might
be coming to a hospital near you :)
Airicist
26th January 2016, 03:26
https://youtu.be/vQbeZIxaQxQ
Published on Oct 21, 2015
Coco, is the first actroid "the world's most advanced android robot".
She was our guest at Gitex 2015
Airicist
26th January 2016, 03:26
https://youtu.be/DF39Ygp53mQ
Incredibly realistic male and female android robots from Japan - Actroid-F
Uploaded on Oct 18, 2011
AIST, Osaka University, The University of Tokyo
Airicist
4th August 2016, 01:43
https://youtu.be/siQ5g6S6fEI
Actroid the robotic receptionist at Life and Robot exhibition
Published on Aug 3, 2016
A humanoid Actroid robot dressed in a Shinjuku Takashimaya department store uniform welcomes visitors to the Life and Robot exhibition. The event will run until Aug. 14, 2016.
Airicist
29th April 2017, 06:55
https://youtu.be/9H_yg0AlngE
https://youtu.be/X9-gKMFrGlI
Actroid Sakura
Published on Apr 28, 2017
Android “Actroid Sakura” (Kokoro Dreams)
Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Airicist
5th October 2017, 08:56
https://youtu.be/5mUlpzkITBE
https://youtu.be/0ZksmR4xtWw
RecepROID, ConcieROID
Published on Oct 5, 2017