Blurring the boundary between human and robot

• Blurring the boundary between a robot and a human

In Tokyo, regularly hosts international exhibition of robots, where the most attention attracted by the model android robots. While the development of such robots is still in its infancy, some already very similar to humans. Take a look for yourself.

An employee of the Museum of Science is playing with a robot BERTI in "rock-paper-scissors", London, 17 February 2009. BERTI has been specially built to mimic human gestures.

The robot HRP-4C in the exhibition Digital Content Expo in Tokyo, October 22, 2009.

A dentist is trained on the robot-patient named Hanako Showa Showa University in Tokyo, March 25, 2010.

Student of the University of Tokyo Hikari Asano, and like her Pikarin robot suit to enhance muscle at an exhibition in Tokyo, October 3, 2007. University created a robot that can simulate emotions such as happiness, joy, anger, fear and surprise.

The robot is named Saya and students during a demonstration of the robot in an elementary school in Tokyo, May 7, 2009. The robot, developed by Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi, can speak different languages ​​and to simulate different facial expressions.

The robot HRP-4C growth of 158 cm dances and sings at the exhibition Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo, October 17, 2010.

Figure Cameron Phillips on terminators exhibition in Tokyo, March 18, 2009.

Angela Merkel and the robot "Justin Space" exhibition at the ILA in Berlin, June 8, 2010.

ASIMO, a robot created by Honda dancing on stage in Sydney, November 21, 2007.

The robot named Kansei shows the expression of "happiness" (one of 36) during the demonstration in the laboratory Meiji University in Kawasaki, June 4, 2007.

Whakamaru robots are involved in the formulation together with the actors Minako Inoue and Hiroshi Ota on stage Preview in the world of experimental theater people and robots, November 25, 2008.

At the head of a man wearing a special device for recording brain currents, March 31, 2009. The Japanese have created an interface that allows you to control the actions of the robot "Asimo" by thought.

Robot ASIMO at a press conference in Tokyo, December 13, 2005. Due to improvements, the robot can walk, holding hands, running at a speed of 6 km / h, carry things, to roll a cart and run around in circles.

The robot created by the Taiwan National University, simulates emotions, Taipei, October 19, 2010.

The designer puts on a robot wig, making it look like the famous Japanese bacteriologist Hideo Noguchi, March 2, 2009.

Presentation of the robot REEM-B, created by Pal Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 11, 2008. Robot growth 147 cm can walk and navigate the buildings, interact with objects, accept voice commands and recognize faces.

model of the robot touching the face "Geminoid-F" at a press conference in Osaka, April 3, 2010.

Robot "Twendy-one", developed at Waseda University, takes a piece of bread out of the toaster at a demonstration in the laboratory, Tokyo, November 27, 2007.

Kagawa University Professor Hideyuki Sadava shows speaking and singing robot, vocal cords which can mimic human speech. July 13, 2011.

The robot named "I-Fairy" is present at the wedding as a witness, Tokyo, May 16, 2010.

The visitors of CeBIT IT-treated robot "RoboThespian", created for learning, entertainment and communication. Hannover, March 1, 2011.

A child looks at Nao robot, created by the company "Aldebaran Robotics" at the exhibition "InnoRobo" in Lyon, France, March 23, 2011.

robot remote control system at an exhibition in Tokyo, November 9, 2011. The robot developed by "Kyokko Electric" controlled remotely by gloves and 3D-glasses.