HRP-4C Demonstrates New Dance Moves
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 18 of October , 2010 at 12:59 am
You know, I kinda hate to say it, but that actually looks pretty good. Or at least, relatively good. Last year, AIST’s HRP-4C robot was somewhat woodenly singing J-Pop, but this performance is borderline believable if you squint really hard while trying your level best to willfully disbelieve that she’s a robot. Maybe she took some pointers from their newer HRP-4?
I guess what I’m saying is, this seems to me (from a purely artistic and non-technical perspective) to be a significant improvement. Much of the credit likely goes to AIST’s new dance choreography software, which prevents users without robotics experience from planning dance that might sending their robot sprawling. Dancing might be a bit of a novelty for robots, but it’s certainly a good way to try and teach fluid and non-robotic movement, which is a big step towards less-uncanny humanoids.
[ AIST Press Release (Translated) ] VIA [ Pink Tentacle ]
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Comment by Joey1058
Made Tuesday, 19 of October , 2010 at 12:08 pm
I was wondering if there was software involved that was specifically for dancing. I just assumed that it was part of the overall programming. Thanks!
Comment by Charmaine the portable keyboard gal
Made Sunday, 24 of October , 2010 at 1:24 am
Incredibles .
If it can mimic human functions, AIST has brought the newer HRP-4 into a new level of realism.
