Mask-bot is a Talking Head Robotic System

Posted on November 7, 2011

Researchers at the The Institute for Cognitive System at TU Munchen in Munich, Germany have partnered with Japanese scientists to create Mask-bot. A projector transmits the image of a human face onto a semi-transparent plastic mask. Mask-bots' voice and facial expressions are controlled by a computer. Prof. Gordon Cheng, head of the ICS team, says, "Mask-bot will influence the way in which we humans communicate with robots in the future." Take a look:

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