This is just too cool - Battlestar Galactica anyone.."one day robots could fool us into believing they are human."
Great stuff, the Japanese are turning into the world leaders in human mimicking robotics. Who knows what the next decade in this type of robotics holds.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4714135.stm Quote:
Japanese develop 'female' android
By David Whitehouse
Science editor, BBC News website
Professor Ishiguru (r) stresses the importance of appearance
Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a "female" android called Repliee Q1.
She has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard plastic, and a number of sensors and motors to allow her to turn and react in a human-like manner.
She can flutter her eyelids and move her hands like a human. She even appears to breathe.
Professor Hiroshi Ishiguru of Osaka University says one day robots could fool us into believing they are human.
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