Researchers at the Institute for Cognitive Systems (ICS) at TU Munchen in collaboration with a group in Japan have developed a new robot face that can talk and respond like humans.
Mask-bot can already reproduce simple dialog. For example, when researchers Dr. Takaaki Kuratate says “rainbow”, it flutters its eyelids and responds with an astoundingly elaborate sentence on the subject: “When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act like a prism and form a rainbow.”
And when it talks, Mask-bot also moves its head a little and raises its eyebrows to create a knowledgeable impression.
“Mask-bot will influence the way in which we humans communicate with robots in the future,” said Prof. Gordon Cheng, head of the ICS team.
Mask-bot can display realistic three-dimensional heads on a transparent plastic mask and can change the face on-demand.
Mask-bot can already reproduce simple dialog. For example, when researchers Dr. Takaaki Kuratate says “rainbow”, it flutters its eyelids and responds with an astoundingly elaborate sentence on the subject: “When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act like a prism and form a rainbow.”
And when it talks, Mask-bot also moves its head a little and raises its eyebrows to create a knowledgeable impression.
“Mask-bot will influence the way in which we humans communicate with robots in the future,” said Prof. Gordon Cheng, head of the ICS team.
Mask-bot can display realistic three-dimensional heads on a transparent plastic mask and can change the face on-demand.
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