Japanese Robot to take on Fashion catwalk

[J. St.C. Patrick]

Video clip of a tweedy Gendo look-a-like as he unveils robot to take on angels of fashion world.

Japanese scientists have unveiled a female humanoid walking robot at Tsukuba City, north east of Tokyo.

The robot, named HRP-4C, has 30 motors in its body that allow it to walk and move its arms as well as eight motors on its face to create expressions like anger and surprise.

She will also make a special appearance in a Tokyo fashion show and will go on sale for around $200,000 (£142,000).

One of many YouTube clips of the HRP-4C

[mondu_the_fat]

Cool and creepy at the same time.

[Daniel Jess Gibson]

She's got the weird walk down, but she's much too animated, articulate and friendly looking to be a fashion model. Give her an arrogant sneer and a partially drugged out stupor, and she'll be perfect.

Boomers are on the way!

[Ellen Kuhfeld]

This is not the droid I'm looking for.

[CRBWildcat]

Yeah, I don't think we need to see their identification, either.

What Daniel just described is why I dislike the fashion industry. People end up looking too haughty, as if others were absolute scum; I've actually seen evidence of this on the department store trips that I used to go on with my parents. Those robots, in my opinion, are exactly what the industry needs.

[LiliandraNadiar]

On a slightly related note, I came across an interesting newspaper article last Wednesday in a local paper, and found an online version of the same subject. Here's your kids' new teacher.