Who- A research team at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and David Hanson, an American robot designer who is known for A Zeno robot he made at Hanson Robotics.
What- The research team and David Hanson created a robot, named Jules, that can mimic the facial expression you have on your face. This project has been going for the last three years and contains 34 motors. Jules has cameras in her eyes which she uses to scan a picture of the person's face and then try to copy the facial expression.
Where- At the Bristol Robotics Laboratory in England.
When- The creation of the robot started three years ago and finished a couple of weeks ago.
Why- Jules was created because the research team wanted to create a lifelike head and face that can it can interact with humans. Even though this still is not possible, Jules can mimic ten different facial expressions.
My opinion- I think Jules is a excellent robot and i think its really cool how technology can do such amazing things. Before we know it we will be able to interact with robots as easily as we can interact with other organisms!
Source-
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/jules-robot-mimics-emotions-in-real-time-20081117/
