Geminoid 2 robot
Geminoid F1 & F2. Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan
Geminoid F2 (‘F’ stands for female) is a robotic replica of a Japanese woman whose identity has not been disclosed. Ish…
Geminoid F1 & F2. Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan
Geminoid F2 (‘F’ stands for female) is a robotic replica of a Japanese woman whose identity has not been disclosed. Ishiguro built the Geminoids as part of his work at Osaka University and at ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, in collaboration with Kokoro Co. When designing Geminoid F and F2, Ishiguro’s team and the engineers at Kokoro aimed to create an android capable of displaying a wide range of natural expressions. It is designed to be remotely controlled by a human operator using telepresence. The Geminoids are designed to travel to science museums, demonstrations and laboratories around the world. They are also used for entertainment. Geminoid-F plays the lead role in the Japanese film ‘Sayonara’. Whether deployed in the laboratory or in field trials, the Geminoids help us understand how people react to their presence and how a robot’s appearance influences our perception of it.