Thursday, July 12, 2012

Humanoid robot hopes to solve the uncanny valley phenomenon with its lifelike facial expressions

Humanoid robot hopes to solve the uncanny valley phenomenon with its lifelike facial expressions

In a move to solve what scientists call the uncanny valley principle, a team of researchers at the University of Pisa developed a good-looking robot that can almost-perfectly mimic human expressions. In case you are wondering what the uncanny valley principle is, it's actually a term for a phenomenon in the field of robotics that describes why we tend to feel uncomfortable each time a robot looks similar, but not quite realistic enough, to humans. A humanoid robot named FACE hopes to solve the uncanny valley by using a facial animation engine that allows realistic expressions.

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