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Humanoid Robot HR-2

Posted by timothy on from the bip-bip-bip-bork-bork-bip dept.

Denix writes "The HR-2 humanoid robot was constructed during a period of three months at Chalmers University in Sweden. It has 22 degrees of freedom which enables it to easily move around imitating human motions. The robot is also equipped with stereovision giving it possibilities to perform hand-eye coordination. For that task an artificial neural network is evolved. Furthermore, the artificial brain is capable of tracking faces as well as recognising them. The HR-2 is also able to speak. The website also contains a movie (35.5 MB) of the HR-2 in action."

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  1. When can we buy it? by j79 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Awww...the thing is so freakin' cute!

    Of course, if it was 6ft tall, I'd be saying something along the lines of, "I for one welcome our new robot overlords..."

  2. I dunno.. by badfrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't look like it has the weight distribution to fetch me a beer.

  3. Typical slashdotter! by piecewise · · Score: 5, Funny

    Geez. What ROBOT is cute?? What about the woman in the video! SHE'S cute! Get your act together.

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  4. mini Sarah Connor by DanThe1Man · · Score: 5, Funny

    All we need now is a mini-Sarah Connor to battle it.