Led by robotics professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, androids delivered the story of an earthquake and an FBI raid in Tokyo, June 24th. According to Design Boom, “AFP reports that two, extraordinarily life-like robots — ‘kodomoroid®’ and ‘otonaroid®’ led a live broadcast in front of an amazed audience of reporters.‘kodomoroid®’ is a tele operated android robot resembling a human child, who has the potential to exceed that of its human equivalent, reciting reports gathered from around the world in a variety of voices and languages. ‘otonaroid®’ resembles an adult female as has recently been ‘hired’ as a robot science communicator for Miraikan” Check out the footage below!
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