Monday, March 16, 2009

The Japanese have developed a robot-supermodel.

March 16, Japanese engineers have demonstrated a robot that can replace the models at the Tokyo podiums, transmits AFP. Gumanoidny robot HRP-4C is a "girl" with hair to the shoulders and with a metal body.
Inside the robot has 42 motors, coordinating their movement and simulate gait patterns. Growth of HRP-4C is 158 centimeters. This is the average growth of Japanese girls. The robot model along with the battery weighs only 43 kilograms.
HRP-4C can take a variety of poses and smiles. It can be controlled via Bluetooth. At the same time when the acoustic sensor robot once incorrectly perceived the sound of the camera, to which HRP-4C reacted strange expression.
Creating a robot developers come in about two million dollars. The basic model will sell for 200 thousand dollars. While HRP-4C will be used only in the entertainment industry. Buy it at retail is not.
It was expected that the first performance of the robot on a podium place at Tokyo's fashion shows on March 23.

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