Hiroshi Ishiguro: The Man Who Made a Copy of Himself

[Gary Mayer]

This is an IEEE article about a roboticist who is building androids in order to better understand humans. He's built androids of himself, his daughter, and a newscaster:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/humanoids/hiroshi-ishiguro-the-man-who-made-a-copy-of-himself

After this article, if you look about the page, you might also find a link to a second article (03 Apr 2010) on his latest creation -- an android that smiles and laughs and has more natural facial expressions. Or, just access it here:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/040310-geminoid-f-hiroshi-ishiguro-unveils-new-smiling-female-android

- Malekith

[blacklee]

She is so lifelike. Amazing.

[William Grim]

I saw some similar tech at Chuck E. Cheese when I was a kid.  :-)

[blacklee]

I don't know Mike... are you sure it wasn't a Chuck E Cheese employee wearing a costume? :)

[blacklee]

Speaking of lifelike, I love Reid from Criminal Minds. Don't know if anyone else is watching it, but this is classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkWJwiu0vbI