All three geminoids (humanoid robots) existing today, one hundred percent copying living people, took part in a very curious event
Geminoid HI-1 (from the Latin Gemini - "twins") became the first android to imitate the appearance and dimensions of its creator. It was designed in 2005 by a professor at Osaka University Hiroshi Ishiguro.
The second geminoid was the female model Geminoid F, which repeats the appearance of a young Japanese woman (the woman's name and occupation are kept secret). She appeared last year.
Finally, a third such robot - Geminoid DK - was commissioned by the Danish University of Aalborg. It was created in the image and likeness of Professor Henrik Scharfe. Mr. Scharfe just went to Japan to pick up his double, which cost $ 200,000.
The meeting of the electromechanical trinity and its prototypes took place at the International Telecommunications Research Institute (ATR), which is responsible for the production of these androids.
Attack of the clones? No, these clones (it seems, in the bottom row?), Fortunately, do not attack, but obediently carry out human commands.
As explained by Professor Scharfe, Geminoid DK will assist in laboratory research related to mechanical engineering, and before that will take part in the exhibition of modern technologies IRL: In Real Life 2011, which will be held in Ireland in mid-July.
The idea of the Geminoids is to convey the effect of telepresence as realistically as possible, right down to breathing and blinking, when a remote operator controls not an abstract machine, but his “second self”. In addition, humanoids help to study human emotions and facial expressions, as well as the ways humans and machines interact.
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True, there is a danger of the "sinister valley" phenomenon: people can develop dislike and even fear when they see overly humanoid robots. You can check your feelings by watching the video report of the meeting.
