RoboThespian Not Robotic Enough To Replace Bad Actors

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 2 of March , 2010 at 3:47 am

There are many roles on stage and screen that are entirely inappropriate for robotic actors, but that doesn’t stop humans from trying. RoboThespian aims to prove that as humans acting like robots is generally bad, robots acting like humans can be good.

Well, not really. He’s more of an interactive exhibit.

But still, he’s pretty talented, right? Here are some details on just how he does what he does:

Unlike most robots of this caliber, RoboThespian is available for purchase. In the box, you’ll get the robot itself, plus a full support unit, touchscreen control panel, and motion creation software. Not bad for about $82,000, especially considering that bad human actors cost way more and can’t necessarily be turned off.

[ RoboThespian ] VIA [ Wired ]

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