Meet Roboy, “one of the most advanced humanoid robots,” say researchers at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Zurich. Over 40 engineers and scientists are constructing Roboy as a tendon-driven robot modeled on human beings (robots usually have their motors in their joints, giving them that “robot” break-dance look), so it will move almost as elegantly as a human. Roboy will be a “service robot,” meaning it will execute services independently for the convenience of human beings, as in the movie Robot & Frank.
Dominik Brumm and Serge Weydert (L) of the the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich sit behind the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation in Zurich February 27, 2013. A project team, composed of scholars and industry representatives, has been working on ROBOY since June 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY).
Dominik Brumm and Serge Weydert (L) of the the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich sit behind the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation in Zurich February 27, 2013. A project team, composed of scholars and industry representatives, has been working on ROBOY since June 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY).
Director Rolf Pfeifer of the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich shakes hands with the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation in Zurich February 27, 2013. A project team, composed of scholars and industry representatives, has been working on ROBOY since June 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY).
Director Rolf Pfeifer of the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich looks at the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation in Zurich February 27, 2013. A project team, composed of scholars and industry representatives, has been working on ROBOY since June 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY).
Dominik Brumm and Serge Weydert (L) of the the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich sit behind the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation in Zurich February 27, 2013. A project team, composed of scholars and industry representatives, has been working on ROBOY since June 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY).
Director Rolf Pfeifer of the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich shakes hands with the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation in Zurich February 27, 2013. A project team, composed of scholars and industry representatives, has been working on ROBOY since June 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY).
Director Rolf Pfeifer of the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich looks at the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation in Zurich February 27, 2013. A project team, composed of scholars and industry representatives, has been working on ROBOY since June 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY).
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