Monday, June 16, 2008

Playin God...

Pomi the robot penguin has hidden depths


Seoul: South Korean researchers have unveiled a penguin which can interact with humans.
Pomi (Penguin Robot for Multimodal Interaction) can see, hear, touch and emit smells as well as making faces, Korea Times reported.
It was developed by the state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute which plans to put Pomi to commercial use.
The robot can move its lips, eyebrows and even pupils freely to make faces and can emit two kinds of fragrances to match its emotions. A “heart box” on the chest will feature different kinds
of heartbeats depending on its mood when it is touched, the paper reported. AFP

HUMAN TOUCH: Pomi can see, hear, touch and emit smells as well as make faces

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