A robot adopts human appearance thanks to augmented reality

By using augmented reality glasses, The user sees far beyond the metal skeleton of the robot achieving the feeling of being in front of a human being.

Tohoku University and Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo have unraveled an interesting humanoid robot with a human appearance. To achieve this effect, have resorted to augmented reality techniques.

The robot, named U-Tsu-Shi-O-Mi and built in aluminum, It is covered with a green chroma that allows augmented reality glasses to interact with the humanoid with a realism never known until now.

By using augmented reality glasses, The user sees far beyond the metal skeleton of the robot achieving the feeling of being in front of a human.

The robot has numerous sensors that allow it to interact with very natural reactions and maximum realism. For example, If we shake hands with the robot, This calculates the level of pressure with which it will respond to us.

This experience could be a big step in telepresence environments.

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