Telenoid R1 – robot android, personifying the remote interlocutor

         

Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University (Japan) presented to the public a simplified business model dolls for telepresence – Telenoid R1.

Previous works by Mr. Ishiguro, created with the same purpose and have been much more difficult: to copy the appearance and behavior of the author Geminoid HI-1 and portrays women marched through Geminoid F of 50 and 12 of the pneumatic actuator. Telenoid R1 costing nine electric motors.

Telenoid R1 is less like a man than his predecessors, but there is clearly deeper than in the “sinister Valley» (Uncanny Valley). In our humble opinion, not because it deprived simulate skin and hair, but because of limb-stumps. A typical thalidomide baby!

Professor Ishiguro constructed Telenoid R1 with the support of the International Institute of Advanced Telecommunications Research (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, ATR). Built by the robot are confident that, firstly, to get used to the exterior of Telenoid R1 is not so difficult, and secondly, the robot transmits everything you need – voice, facial expressions and movements of man, woman or child of any age – to create a full sense of presence in the Web communication.

It is reported that the robot is easy to transport and convenient to take on his hands. (Ahem!) Remote operator of this creation is needed webcam and developed by ATR on fixing the voice, facial expressions and some movement.

Telenoid R1 will go on sale until the end of the year at a price equivalent to $ 8 thousand distribute the product will be a Japanese company Eager Co.