US Navy Gets A Nexi
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 17 of June , 2010 at 12:54 am
Almost exactly one year ago, Nexi took part in a rather silly (but reasonably effective) demonstration of a robotic role on a US Navy vessel. I guess the Navy was impressed, ’cause they’re now the proud owners of their very own Nexi, which they’ve named Octavia. What, exactly, is the Navy going to do with an MDS robot? Well, duh, they’re going to teach it magic tricks:
Your tax money at work. No, seriously, I wholeheartedly approve of my tax money being used on robot magic. The Navy, though, isn’t just about the tricks… They’re hoping to use Octavia to explore how humans and robots interact, with the aim of minimizing the amount of time that humans spend dealing with a robotic interface, and maximizing the amount of information that can be communicated. Octavia specifically is good for things like this because of her intensely expressive (and only mildly uncanny) face and head.
If you’re lonely and like the look of Octavia, you can buy one for yourself at the link below.
[ MDS Robots ] and [ Xitome* ] VIA [ Gizmag ]
*This website seems to have a virus associated with it, according to my virus scan. To go there anyway, click here.
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