- 03 Apr 2008
- 12:58 pm
Nexi - Cartoonish, Social Robot
MIT Media Lab has made a new robot: Nexi. Nexi is a MDS robot, which stands for “Mobile/Dexterous/Social”. Considering the humanoid moves, sound and look, Nexi could be a view into our robotic future.
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Nice, beside the possible use or need of those creations, the head moves very well, rapid eye movements, the eye-brows, and for shure the movement of the entire head itself. It has a natural pitiful expression, perhaps to make it more cute...? Anyhow, I do like it more than those hero-type robots.
Posted by: elias Heuninck on 05 Apr 2008 | 10:29 pm
@Elias: I think small kids will like robots like Nexi better than the hero-type also...
Posted by: Fresh Creation on 06 Apr 2008 | 03:01 pm
yes, but why should children (or adults) be near such a techno-replica of a human beïng? There are ideas to let robots take care of us when we're 90 or to use it as a cheaper babysit or so.
(I guess that ethics in Japan are quite a bit different than ours).
But I'm curious if there are situations where such robots can be really a breaktrough or can be wishful.
Posted by: elias Heuninck on 06 Apr 2008 | 03:16 pm
@elias: Perhaps robots like Nexi are able to give kids and the elderly the feeling that they have someone to play with / talk to.... Sounds strange perhaps but [url=http://www.freshcreation.com/entry/one_robot_in_every_south_korean_home/]kids respond to robots[/url] like they were real living creatures.
Posted by: Fresh Creation on 06 Apr 2008 | 05:42 pm
Is that a positive thing? It's something I've seen before with the wii games: friends playing sim-tennis together with a game console between them, instead of doing the real thing. Anyway, I don't want to be negative.
Posted by: elias Heuninck on 06 Apr 2008 | 07:22 pm
@elias: I don't know if it's a positive thing but elderly people that have a companion like Nexi is better than having no companion at all.... I guess.
Posted by: Fresh Creation on 07 Apr 2008 | 02:19 pm
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