Digital Contents Expo Tokyo: Cybernetic human robot HRP-4C demo (2 videos)

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

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Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has showcased its most spectacular robot at the Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo today, the “cybernetic human” HRP-4C. The humanoid can’t move her legs, but the way she moves her arms, head and facial muscles is unbelievably human-like. Or you could say unbelievably creepy.

She usually works as a model, bridezilla and a singer by the way.

Here are two videos I took at the event today, showing the 158cm tall HRP-4C in action. In the videos, she’s “acting” in case you wonder what she’s saying.

Video 1:
http://blip.tv/play/hMQ5gan%2BCgI%2Em4v

Video 2:
http://blip.tv/play/hMQ5gan%2BEQI%2Em4v

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