Toward the use of humanoid robots as assemblies of content technologies

A significant feature of humanoid robots is their potential to make various expressions as humans do, and this feature will allow the use of humanoid robots as assemblies of content technologies. Technical issues required for the practical use of humanoid robots are discussed in terms of robot hardware, motion expression generation, vocal expression generation and integrated GUI (Graphical User Interface), and the development of technologies to solve the issues and their integration have been carried out. As a result, we have produced HRP- 4C, a life-size biped humanoid robot with realistic human-like appearance, and Choreonoid, an integrated software interface that allows us to choreograph motions with robots as done with CG characters. Experiments on creating contents with these technologies verified the potential of humanoid robots as assemblies of content technologies.

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