Japanese Student Creates Life-Like Android Robot of Japanese Pop Idol

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A university student in Japan has a created lifelike humanoid robot of Yuki Kashiwagi, a singer in Japanese girl idol group.

A Japanese university student has made a lifelike humanoid robot of Yuki Kashiwagi, a singer from the massively popular Japanese girl group AKB48. The idol group one of the highest-earning musical acts in Japan and is considered to be a modern social phenomenon.

Displayed at the 2014 Nico Nico ChoKaigi Super Conference in Tokyo, the "Yukirin Robot" depicts Kashiwagi in a long white dress, and an Xbox Kinect sensor built into the chest of the robot reacts to humans nearby, so that the robot turns and fixes her gaze on anyone that enters her field of vision.

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According to Japanese website IT Media Japan, student Takayuki Todo says that he carved the robot's face out of soft wood by looking at magazine photographs.

The real Yuki Kashiwagi

Todo plans to upgrade the robot with better head tracking, eye pupils and more expressive eyelids.

While obviously skirting the uncanny valley (especially with no arms), this robot is an impressive achievement for a student working alone.




SOURCE  International Business Times

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