Another uncanny valley robot from Japan - here's a fashionbot.
With 30 motors in her body, the 158-centimeter (62-in) tall, 43-kilogram (95-lb) HRP-4C can walk around and strike a range of poses. The black-haired robot also has 8 motors in her face, allowing her to wow the crowds with simple emotions like anger and surprise.
There's an extra uncanny valley element to this, if we think about fashion models as simulators or robots on their own terms.
Lurking at the end of that Pink Tentacle story is a bit about robot sex, which we really should have expected:
HRP-4C is scheduled to make her official runway debut in a special fashion show in Tokyo next week, though she will not be wearing any clothes.
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