Bio-likeness: Getting the feel of our robotic future

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Robots will form a big part of our lives in the future, but despite the imagination and foresight of the best science fiction writers and filmmakers, it's still not exactly clear how will we accept and interact with them. Researchers at the Yamanaka Laboratory at Tokyo University have been investigating the field of robot-human interaction since 2007 by adding different kinds of biological behavior to a series of robotic sculptures. Recently almost all of these sculptures were gathered together for the Bio-likeness prototype exhibition. Gizmag went along to get a feel of their work... Continue Reading Bio-likeness: Getting the feel of our robotic future

Section: Robotics

Tags: Japan, Robotics, Robots, Tokyo University

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