Latest development by Hiroshi Ishiguro's group: the Actroid-F.Now attempting to bridge the uncanny valley with fast facial expressions!
The multiple eye blink demonstration from 1:26 - 1:33 is very impressive. To me, one major reason why androids today look so stiff is due to the sluggishness of the actuators.
People don't slowly move their heads and facial muscles into position; they sort of "snap" into it.
In that respect, the current Actroid-F appears to have the fastest motor response of any android so far. Older videos of the Actroid-F in April still show the slow eye blink and head movement, so something must have been enhanced since then, be it faster motors and/or software.
Also, I think there is one point in this video where the Actroid briefly slips across the uncanny valley.
It's at 1:46, when after repeating a series of mechanical-looking mouth movements, the Actroid suddenly shifts attention to the left in a snappy, human sort of way.
In that instant, the robot seemed to be alive.
Looking at the progress so far, this is merely a little taste of what is to come.
Would you like to know more?
- ACTROID-F: Android robot that coexists with human (AIST Channel)
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