The nightmare of child robot continues apace in Japan, a rapid aging societies where human infants are going out of style. Babyloid is the newest cyber-tot to spring from the minds of engineers with little apparent regard for their offspring are as scary.
(Credit: Aichi Prefecture)Kano Masayoshi creator of Chukyo University, Nagoya, and the fame of Ifbot Babyloid was on display, developed two years ago, in presentations, sponsored by the local government. Recently, explained the robot in a speech at the research promotion Foundation of artificial intelligence.
Inspired by a baby beluga whale, Babyloid is designed to be a therapeutic robot for the elderly depressed patients, similar to seal robot Paro Paro. Studies have suggested that taking care of dolls can improve the lives of adults suffering from dementia.
Boy Kano is 17 cm long and weighs about 3 pounds. Only can move his arms, head, mouth and eyelids and make sounds of baby robot. LED on his face can mimic emotions like sadness. Has optical sensors and microphones and PIR to detect people.
Babyloid is still a prototype, but was used in a small test with seniors in a nursing home. Five subjects were evaluated on how they accepted and retained an interest in the car, and apparently the results were positive. Kano, apparently, wants to sell the robot for about $ 600.
Fondly, CB2, Yotaro and Kindy and Noby, Babyloid reflects Japan's love of making children robot instead of human infants; the population peaked in 2004 and will contract by approximately one quarter from the middle of the century.
Of course, Babyloid will have grown since then and had children.
(Via plastic Pals, Robonable)
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