KOBIAN, emotional humanoid robot, Atsuo Takanishi Laboratory, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Administrator · Jan 13, 2014

Designers:

tmsuk Co., Ltd., Munakata-City, Fukuoka, Japan

Atsuo Takanishi Laboratory, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

This robot is based on the previously developed Biped
Humanoid Robot WABIAN-2 for the lower body, and on the
Emotion Expression Humanoid Robot WE-4R for the head.

Administrator · Jan 13, 2014

KOBIAN: Emotional humanoid robot

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Article "KOBIAN: Emotional humanoid robot"

May 22, 2009

Administrator · Jan 13, 2014

New Humanoid Robot uses whole Face & Body to Express Emotion

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Administrator · Jun 12, 2014

Robot That Makes Humans Laugh

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Administrator · Jun 12, 2014

Article "Humanoid Robot KOBIAN Learning to Be a Comedian"

by Evan Ackerman
June 10, 2014

"Bipedal Humanoid Robot That Makes Humans Laugh With Use of the Method of Comedy and Affects Their Psychological State Actively," by T. Kishi, N. Endo, T. Nozawa, T. Otani, S. Cosentino, M. Zecca, K. Hashimoto, and A. Takanishi from Waseda University in Japan was presented at ICRA 2014.

Administrator · Jul 7, 2014

Can Humor be Programmed? The Stand-Up Comic Bot

Published on Jul 7, 2014

Kobian is a robot researchers from Waseda University hope can accomplish an extremely human feat-- be funny! But does it work? Can comedy be broken down into programs? What makes things funny, and are the subtleties too hard to replicate in codified commands? Do we just not understand from American comedic sensibilities (we're willing to admit if we are!)?