emo+robot

=emo robot= by Wei-Wei Lin 9AR

No, it is NOT a robot which is depressed and emo. It IS, however, an humanoid robot which is able to display six different emotions through body position and facial expression.

This robot was, not surprisingly, developed in Japan, and its name is Kobian.



In addition to changing facial expression, Kobian also uses different, distinctive and easily recognizable poses to add to the expression of the mood it's supposed to be expressing.

For example, to express sadness, Kobian hunches over, droops its head, and (quite comically) raises an arm to its face, mimicking the action of wiping away tears.



Kobian is comprised of 48 "actuators," which are actually motors that control separate elements of Kobian's face and body, moving them at command to make a particular expression, such as one of the six it can make -- happiness, sadness, fear, surprise, anger, and disgust.

These "actuators" control Kobian's eyebrows, eyelids, and lips. Kobian also has a double jointed neck, enabling it to be more expressive in its poses.

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