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ID: #33006
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Hiroshi Ishiguro
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Hiroshi Ishiguro, a robot engineer from a soccer university, makes Geminoids so extremely realistic human robots. It's important that they look exactly like real people for Ishiguro to carry out his research. He’s interested in understanding philosophical questions such as what is identity and what might happen if a person and their robot double were able to be in two places at the same time. His gemini, drogue, ox have rubber skin, and their heads are controlled by motors. These move the head, blink, twitch, shrug the shoulders, and make the robot appear to be breathing. During conversations, as well as this, there are motors which are connected to a computer, microphone and camera. These scan the controllers voice and face movements then send messages back to the robot which copies them. The robots body and skin stop at his chest though, and he has no robotic legs, so you won't see him...
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