Very cool and impressive!
Great step-up from the other robot in this report, "Sophia", IMO. While "Sophia" is, at least for me, always deep in the uncanny valley, the new robot is way less creepy. At least until it speaks or abruptly moves its head or wants to emulate emotions. :-D
But I guess the first healthcare robots will look more like Softbanks Pepper[1] or the fictional Baymax, just from a sanitization standpoint. It's easy to remove and desinfect plastic panels or foil, harder to desinfect latex with hair and delicate components behind it. Also less moving parts than a robot with an animatronic face. :-)
schroeding 2021-08-19 14:51:29 +0000 UTC [ - ]
But I guess the first healthcare robots will look more like Softbanks Pepper[1] or the fictional Baymax, just from a sanitization standpoint. It's easy to remove and desinfect plastic panels or foil, harder to desinfect latex with hair and delicate components behind it. Also less moving parts than a robot with an animatronic face. :-)
[1] https://www.softbankrobotics.com/emea/en/pepper