The Engineered Arts team are looking forward to demonstrating, the humanoid robot, RoboThespian and SociBot at iRex (International Robot Exhibition) this week. Find us on Booth SR42 in the IROS Pavillion (East Hall 3). Show information: http://www.nikkan.co.jp/eve/irex/english/ Yahoo.com: Rise of the machines: Tokyo Robot show 2013 The day when we...
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A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DRAMATIC ARTS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. The Uncanny Valley explores the ethical implications of convergence—the melding of the human mind and artificial intelligence. Plagued by a digital doppelganger, Edwin agrees to participate in...
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Children’s BBC TV presenters, Dick and Dom (of Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow fame) met RoboThespian today whilst filming an upcoming episode of their Absolute Genius program for CBBC. In this episode, Dick and Dom are investigating the influence of the great Islamic robot inventor...
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RoboThespian features in this article and video by Financial Times. ...
Read MoreBloomberg TV: Johnny Depp or Johnny Five? Robots take on movies. Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Whether it’s assembling cars or computers, robots usually have a purpose. One company though is making robots for a more light-hearted reason, acting. Bloomberg’s been along to find out more. (Source:...
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How funny can a robot be? Our reporter finds a robot stand-up less stressful to watch than human comics – but it would have problems with a rowdy audience...
Read MoreA video tour of the Engineered Arts workshop with Director, Will Jackson talking about the next generation of RoboThespian™ and SociBot™ humanoid robots....
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