Freaked-out viewers are hoping the engineers quit while they’re a head.
Robots are looking far less robotic as time goes on. Now, a Chinese robotics company is alarming viewers after unveiling the top of a humanoid automaton with hyperrealistic features and facial expressions, as seen in a dystopian YouTube clip.
The noggin was created by AheadForm, whose goal is “integrating cutting-edge AI and humanoid robotics technologies into the sphere of service robots, creating humanoid robots with highly interactive capabilities and realistic, lifelike appearances.”
Within the eerie clip, the disembodied head could be seen looking around and blinking like something out of the apocalyptic sci-fi thrillers “I,Robot” or “Robocop.”
The cranial creation, which is an “Only Head” version of AheadForm Origin M1, was reportedly “designed for research, interaction, and high-end display scenarios,” per the clip’s description.
Its expressive abilities are the results of “25 micro motors” embedded under the skin while cameras contained in the pupils provide visual perception,” and “built-in microphones and speakers support real-time audio interaction.”
Despite seeming like one component of a robot body, this is just not an unfinished product, per the creators.
“The top module could be mounted on various bases or integrated into larger robotic systems, making it a really perfect platform for emotion-driven AI studies, human–robot interaction research, and character-based installations,” they write.
Viewers, however, had mixed feelings concerning the “Frankenstein”-like creation, with one unsettled observer exclaiming, “Finally climbing up the opposite side of uncanny valley.”
“Making a robot more human-looking isn’t making it more approachable,” said one other. “That just makes it more disturbing.”
A 3rd wrote, “Great, man-made horrors beyond my comprehension.”
Nonetheless, some thought this marked a serious milestone within the progression of naturalistic-looking automatons.
“Finally, an update to that Ameca face we’ve seen for years,” exclaimed one, referencing Engineered Arts’ now-famous humanoid bot, who is understood for her lifelike expressions and proficiency in quite a lot of languages.
“And I assumed they might never make that skin look real. That is crazy,” praised one other.
As of yet, the robot is just not currently available for business sale, and AheadForm didn’t provide any additional information concerning the product.
This isn’t the primary lifelike robot to have apocalypticists heading for the hills.
In February, Clone Robotics uploaded a video showcasing the “Protoclone,” an eerily realistic humanoid robot that’s presupposed to be the “world’s first bipedal, musculoskeletal android.”
While the versatile bot is programmed to finish helpful tasks starting from food preparation to cleansing and conversation, skeptical viewers deemed the Frankenstein-esque creation “dystopian” and “terrifying.”
Freaked-out viewers are hoping the engineers quit while they’re a head.
Robots are looking far less robotic as time goes on. Now, a Chinese robotics company is alarming viewers after unveiling the top of a humanoid automaton with hyperrealistic features and facial expressions, as seen in a dystopian YouTube clip.
The noggin was created by AheadForm, whose goal is “integrating cutting-edge AI and humanoid robotics technologies into the sphere of service robots, creating humanoid robots with highly interactive capabilities and realistic, lifelike appearances.”
Within the eerie clip, the disembodied head could be seen looking around and blinking like something out of the apocalyptic sci-fi thrillers “I,Robot” or “Robocop.”
The cranial creation, which is an “Only Head” version of AheadForm Origin M1, was reportedly “designed for research, interaction, and high-end display scenarios,” per the clip’s description.
Its expressive abilities are the results of “25 micro motors” embedded under the skin while cameras contained in the pupils provide visual perception,” and “built-in microphones and speakers support real-time audio interaction.”
Despite seeming like one component of a robot body, this is just not an unfinished product, per the creators.
“The top module could be mounted on various bases or integrated into larger robotic systems, making it a really perfect platform for emotion-driven AI studies, human–robot interaction research, and character-based installations,” they write.
Viewers, however, had mixed feelings concerning the “Frankenstein”-like creation, with one unsettled observer exclaiming, “Finally climbing up the opposite side of uncanny valley.”
“Making a robot more human-looking isn’t making it more approachable,” said one other. “That just makes it more disturbing.”
A 3rd wrote, “Great, man-made horrors beyond my comprehension.”
Nonetheless, some thought this marked a serious milestone within the progression of naturalistic-looking automatons.
“Finally, an update to that Ameca face we’ve seen for years,” exclaimed one, referencing Engineered Arts’ now-famous humanoid bot, who is understood for her lifelike expressions and proficiency in quite a lot of languages.
“And I assumed they might never make that skin look real. That is crazy,” praised one other.
As of yet, the robot is just not currently available for business sale, and AheadForm didn’t provide any additional information concerning the product.
This isn’t the primary lifelike robot to have apocalypticists heading for the hills.
In February, Clone Robotics uploaded a video showcasing the “Protoclone,” an eerily realistic humanoid robot that’s presupposed to be the “world’s first bipedal, musculoskeletal android.”
While the versatile bot is programmed to finish helpful tasks starting from food preparation to cleansing and conversation, skeptical viewers deemed the Frankenstein-esque creation “dystopian” and “terrifying.”
