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'Roboy' to be Born in Nine Months

Posted Jan 04, 2013 by Member 26835147

Roboy, a childlike robot with artificial tendons, being built over nine months -- When it comes to building a robot, humanoid designs aren't always the best solution — specialized, nonhuman shapes often make it more effective, and the robot may fall into the frightening, quasi-human "uncanny valley" if it resembles a person. But Roboy, a project from the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Zurich, isn't just meant to move like a human — it's being built in the nine months a child would take to gestate. The project started in June 2012; if all goes right, Roboy will be shown off during March's Robots on Tour exhibition in Zurich. Read more at http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/26/38051 24/roboy-humanoid-robot-to-be-built- over-nine-months -- www.roboy.org

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