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A NEW VIDEO SHOWS A ROBOT WITH TERRIFYINGLY REALISTIC FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

FORTUNATELY, IT HAS NOT LEARNED TO WALK

Engineered Arts, a robotics company based in the United Kingdom, has unveiled an astonishing new humanoid robot that can make frighteningly lifelike facial expressions.

The grey-faced robot wakes up, distorts its face into a shocked grimace, and then examines its hands in amazement, according to a teaser video.

 

The robot closes its act with a knowing “I got you” grin as if it’s attempting to trick us into thinking it’s gaining self-awareness.

 

It’s a cunning ruse — the sequence was most likely planned ahead of time — but it’s still a visually amazing demonstration of how far robotics has progressed.

According to its website, Human-Robot Interaction Engineered Arts sees the platform, dubbed Ameca, as a “platform for development into future robotics technology.”

The robot’s purpose is to help us study human-robot interaction, and genuine facial cues make that much easier.

 

The company is selling the robot and renting it out for events, but no pricing has been announced.

 

And there’s a catch: while Ameca is good at expressing emotions through facial expressions, it can’t yet walk.

 

“However, because Ameca is a modular robot, we intend to upgrade [its] capacities over time so that one-day Ameca will walk,” according to the company’s website.

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