Japanese Fembot Has Incredibly Realistic Facial Expressions

Can you f**k it?

The robot uprising is coming.

You know what gives it all away with this any current humanoid robot? It's the fact that when not in motion, it's perfectly still- utterly frozen. Totally, 100% motionless.

Real people don't stand or sit perfectly still. *Ever.* With just a little software tweaking to introduce some continuous, minor random motion of the head and/or body, it would be much more believable.

I think this was more of a demonstration of the facial features which were admittedly pretty cool. They got the smiles down perfect also the forehead and eyelid movements were a nice feature. I noticed that mouth and lip aren't that great when trying to mimic speech but that's understandable, speeck is complex.

Couldn't "observers" in hospitals be people who need jobs, as opposed to computers?

Mike99 seems to have missed the point. They're working on facial expressions. Not much point in having the robot walk around at the same time.

Facial expressions are overrated, by now we should be working on flying AND laser firing eyes.

The Japanese are spending too much of their time living in the Uncanny Valley.

I don't know whether to be awed or creeped out.

Japanese demographics are alarming. There will be too few young Japanese to care for elderly Japanese. The goal is an autonomous robot that can perform some of the care.

Um... any other feminists out there concerned at all?

As a feminist, I'm not worried. If a man wants a woman with no needs of her own that will just provide him pleasure, then an android is the way to go. I wouldn't want a real woman anywhere near those cretins.

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I think this is an amazing step on the road to true androids. The skin, when "she's" speaking has a human like quality around the throat and cheeks and the smile, considering "she" is mimicking the operator, is great.
This kind of bot would elicit trust in patients who may not open up to human help.

Clearly we won't be needing blade runners anytime soon.

"placed in hospitals as an observer"

That's a joke right? Weird Japanese humor maybe?
I wouldn't want to wake up from a hospital bed and see something like that staring at me! What are they trying to to? Scare their patients to death?

Meanwhile, at Cyberdyne....

This is one of the first robots that hasn't struck me as 'creepy' by its look and animation. All previous that I've seen has had something 'wrong' with it (the uncanny valley phenomenon). But I don't seem to find this one unsettling. More amazing, really. On a 'gut-reaction' level, that is. Of course, when you get into the whole 'omg robotz uprising' aspect, that's another story. :P

Also, what does any of this have to do with feminism?? Its a demonstration of a robot.

I find it so interesting that these robots always seem to be female-d.
However, I do agree with Bacon Glory that perhaps these female robots are the best option for these guys.

What I would like to know, is that all it can do ? Just facial expressions and move the head ? This thing hasn't shown any movement of the body except for bowing slightly. ( Let's see it tap dance.) Also, this thing probably needs to be carried to where ever it has to be set up. The computer and whover runs the computer also has to be there to give commands. And, I don't know if there are wires that are running to this thing or if it is wireless.