RumPuncher Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/hiroshi-ishiguro-builds-his-evil-android-twin-geminoid-hi-1/ Seems like Hiroshi Ishiguro decided that if he's going to be a roboticist he might as well be a total badass about it, and has developed an "angry eyes" version of himself, the Geminoid HI-1. Other than a few Parent Trap inspired shenanigans we're sure he pulls on fellow researchers at ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories near Kyoto, Ishiguro is mainly using the bot to teach his classes for him, and creep out students with lifelike movements such as blinking, "breathing" and fidgeting. The bot can be remotely controlled via a motion capture system that tracks Ishiguro's mouth movements and allows the bot to speak his voice -- or that of an assistant if he's feeling particularly listless. The incredible realism comes from silicone molds cast from Ishiguro's own body, similar to the process behind a certain female resident of the uncanny valley, and is a bit of an experiment in the viability of telepresence. Ishiguro wants to find out if he can really command the attention of a classroom with a mere robot doppelgänger, but we're sure he doesn't mind skipping that commute either. yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 and there'sa female version too! I wonder if that' the evil twin in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 hahahahahah that face is priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'll bet that face was actually quite expensive. This is awesome, and will probably be looked back upon as a landmark event one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 thats reeal creepy. i have a doppelganger. my cousin and i were born on the exact same day. so we consider each other to be the evil twin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 NOW, it is evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 asian brian peppers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 ^ hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3N53one Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 asian brian peppers. Hahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 haha...... I dont have photoshop on this computer... but If I did..... the andorid would be wearing Kim Jong Ill glasses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 for real thats the first thing that popped into my head. i think im in the mode for creating a YTMND for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunTimePartyTeam Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Man, i sooo want one of myself. Life would be so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I would get one and make him go on 12oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3N53one Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I don't think i could look at a robot-me walking around: I'd pee in it's butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 ^ like peeing on an electric fence..... android butts are pee-proof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 This is truly awsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inhalant Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 heh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 NOW, it is evil. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/hiroshi-ishiguro-builds-his-evil-android-twin-geminoid-hi-1/ yikes! wait which one is real...and which is the android? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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