Robot That Can Cry in Japan

The robot is just a set of technologies that stiff, cold and expressionless. However, technological developments could change anything becomes possible. Includes changing robots with no expression became a living being that has feelings just like humans.

Is Kobian, sensitive robot that can respond to words and actions by man to him. Scientists from Waseda University in collaboration with the company producing the robot Tsmuk Ltd. created a robot that can laugh, cry, ashamed to even complain.

TG Daily, Friday (22/05/2009) launch, the creation of these robots is the development of the concept of making a robot that never existed. Previously, the development team robot Paranoid Android in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's get stuck when they want to create robots that have emotional.

Scientists from Waseda University and then mengmbangkan this design. In the end, created Kobian which could reveal seven kinds of emotional expressions such as humans.

Kobian face is governed by a number of drivers who could change the expression of appropriate emotions atmosphere automatically.

Because it can be very close to humans, Kobian be used as one of complementary facilities in the hospital for psychological comfort and care of people who are sick.

Kobian creators claim is the latest breakthrough in robotic technology. With the growing development of robot technology, it is not impossible in the future behavior of the robot will be very similar to humans.