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Kobian, a "humanoid" robot, which can express seven human emotions, has been unveiled by researchers at Waseda University in Japan.
The Emotional Humanoid Robot can express seven different feelings, including delight, surprise, sadness and dislike. In addition to assuming different poses to match the mood, Kobian uses motors in its face to move its lips, eyelids and eyebrows into various positions.
To express delight, for example, the robot put its hands over its head and opens its mouth and eyes wide.
To show sadness, Kobian hunches over, hangs its head and holds a hand up to its face in a gesture of grief.
Kobian can also walk around, perceive its environment and perform physical tasks. The robot features a double jointed neck that helps it achieve more expressive postures.
It was developed and unveiled by researchers at Waseda’s Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering in Tokyo on Tuesday June 23.
They were led by Professor Atsuo Takanashi, and worked with robot manufacturer Tmsuk, based in Kitakyushu, southern Japan.
According to Kobian’s developers, the robot’s expressiveness makes it more equipped to interact with humans and assist with daily activities.
There are plans for it to be further developed and then possibly deployed into the field of nursing.
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(Agencies)
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日本早稻田大學的研究人員日前研制出一款“人性”機器人，可以表達七種人類情感。
這臺“人類情感機器人”可以表達七種不同的感情，包括喜悅、驚訝、悲傷和厭惡。除了能擺出不同的姿態來表達感情外，機器人Kobian的面部還安裝了電動機，調動嘴唇、眼皮和眉毛呈現出各種各樣的神態。
例如，為了表達喜悅，機器人會將手舉過頭頂，并且睜大眼睛咧開嘴笑。
為了表達悲傷，Kobian會彎腰低頭，用一只手捂住臉，作悲傷狀。
Kobian還可以四處行走，感知周圍環境，此外還能做些“體力活”。這臺機器人脖頸處有雙接縫，有助于他表達更多情感。
這臺機器人由日本早稻田大學尖端科技研究院開發，于本周二（6月23日）面世。
Atsuo Takanashi教授是研究負責人，日本南部北九州市機器人生產商Tmsuk公司也參與了研制。
Kobian的研發人員稱，機器人的表情可以使它更協調地與人互動，并幫人們做些活。
研究人員計劃進一步開展研發工作，之后有可能將它應用于護理領域。
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