Disney Research has developed a system to help humanoid robots make eye contact with humans. Gizmodo reports on the developments of multi-batch in the field of robotics.
The demonstration robot not only turns its "face" towards the person who is looking at it. It is capable of imitating eye wandering (saccades) and natural head movements during breathing, ria.ru reports.
The specimen looks pretty intimidating - it has no skin and resembles a zombie from Hollywood movies. But the technology itself has good prospects. So, it can find applications in Disneylands around the world, where animatronic characters are used. Moreover, human facial expressions will be useful for androids who will interact with people in the future.
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