Social RoboticsEngineered Arts reveals Ameca, a humanoid with strikingly lifelike expressions
A short video of the Cornwall company's android appearing to wake up was viewed millions of times.
Engineered Arts unveiled Ameca, a humanoid robot with grey skin and deliberately gender- and race-neutral features, in a 40-second video that drew more than 10 million views. Founder Will Jackson said the robot was designed to interact with people because the human face is such a powerful communication tool, and described it as a test platform for artificial intelligence. Ameca could be bought or rented, with a purchase price above 133,000 dollars. It quickly became one of the best-known expressive humanoids and a common platform for later demonstrations of conversational AI.
Source: Global News (Reuters)
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