PALEMOCHI 3,696 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Remember those super-creepy life-like android robots that are now on show at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo, that look like the genetically-engineered robots from the 1982 Harrison Ford film Blade Runner? The real Yuki KashiwagiReuters Well, a Japanese university student has created his own humanoid robot for a graduate project and it's a doppelganger of Yuki Kashiwagi, a singer from the hugely popular Japanese girl group AKB48. Shown off 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. 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. He intends to upgrade the robot with better head tracking, eye pupils and more expressive eyelids. While very creepy, this robot is an impressive achievement for a student working alone. The adult woman humanoid robot and the newsreader child robot at the Miraikan that amazed the world last month were created by a whole team of engineers, including Japanese robotics expert Hiroshi Ishiguro, a professor at Osaka University's Department of Systems Innovation who has been developing robots for over 20 years. AKB48 is a hugely successful Japanese girl group that originally consisted of 48 members, but now features a total of 140 girls. AKB48 is an unusual concept in that the group has its own theatre and performs daily for fans, designed to be "idols you can meet". Unlike other pop stars, because the group is so big, there can be a rotation of different girls for performances, multiple events at the same time and meet and greet events for fans. AKB48 is now one of the highest-earning musical acts in Japan and is considered to be a modern social phenomenon. its amazing he could create this but seeing the robot move is kinda creepy for me ​ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuck OneHallyu 499 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 she looks prettier in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miekos 24,408 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Why doesn't that robot have any arms? It's still a creepy robot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright 1,254 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Creepy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Fructose Yoongi Syrup 7,149 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 3,699 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 A bit creppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex crossing 2,895 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I see the three androids at Miraikan earlier this month, and they're AWESOME! (there's technically a third one in a 'hidden room' where you can only see her if you bend over and look through a slit in the wall) This one doesn't look as realistic, but it's mad impressive for a grad student working on alone. He's probably gonna have a nice future in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFury 3,019 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I once made a candlestick in college, at the time it looked really nice. Now, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rose 9,391 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Kinda cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creampuff 5,745 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 This is the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teru 22,363 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 uncanny valley as hell but impressive work for a grad student, damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masketta 2,783 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 robots scare me, this one is not difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin 315 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Lol poor Yukirin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluvio 280 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I'm amazed and creeped out at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadpole. 4,154 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 It does look like her. I don't find this creepy at all. i think it's pretty awesome. i mean he's a graduate student and that's yukirin lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinjiki 1,999 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 AKB48..their fandom..just no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan 288 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambi 696 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 dat nose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danee 5,049 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I like it. He has to be really talented in this area. But I dislike how scared the Yurikin robot looks sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thigh-high feminist 15,766 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Why doesn't that robot have any arms? It's still a creepy robot. Because if she had arms, she could push him away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAE ZONE 10,428 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 scary but impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieChomper 424 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 the fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgl 5,919 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Not sure if amazing or just creepy. Probably a mix of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaity 5,777 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 more talented than half of us so good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully 4,318 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Talking and moving companion/sex dolls are next to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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