Yoshiyuki Sankai


TEDxTokyo - Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai - 05/10/15 - English

Uploaded on May 19, 2010

Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai
Professor and Roboticist

The late, great Isaac Asimov would love robotics pioneer Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai. The good doctor, who grew up reading futuristic fare such as Asimovs classic I, Robot and the comic book Cyborg 009, has merged science fiction and reality in his cyborg-inspired robot suit HAL, (HAL = Hybrid Assistive Limb). HAL reads faint bio-signals appearing on the skin when the human brain attempts to move. Dr. Sankai hopes that HAL will one day help the disabled and elderly to move freely and boost the physical capabilities of all humans. He expressly creates technologies designed to benefit humankind, refusing to design for military use and other destructive purposes. In 2004, Dr. Sankai established a venture firm called Cyberdyne Inc. through the University of Tsukuba as part of a plan to commercialize HAL.
 

Building Robotic Children

Published on Jun 27, 2013

In 2009, Motherboard traveled to Tokyo to learn about how Tatsuya Matsui wants to make his robotic children part of your everday life. Aiming to use functionality as a form of expression, Matsui has a successful line of full body and upper torso mannequins that display clothing and jewelry in a dynamic way. These mannequins, especially the robot "Pallete," strike a variety of poses, and learn how to act by taking note of what poses consumers smile at and respond well to. Matsui's charismatic creations have been used by Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and the MOMA.
 
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