Stick with it for the first few seconds, gets clever.
Stick with it for the first few seconds, gets clever.
Had a rather long conversation with Kirsten on the weekend as to why we don't already have socially interactive robots everywhere. Kirsten being the artist she is, was focusing on the emotive and social aspects of robotics. I saw the dancing Keepon quite some time ago, and came across it again this morning in my RSS feeds.
The dancing (shown below) is kind of neat when you consider that the movements aren't preprogrammed. Rather there's an analysis of the music and a response in kind that we interpret in a meaningful way.
Keepon itself is a little research robot built to help understand attention and focus exchange with humans. It's somewhat comical that our brains are wired to "understand" what two fluffy balls with three dots is focusing on.
Click on the video and check out the related videos too. I'm not sure the Japanese Navy could have gotten more corny if they tried.
I promise never again to attempt to robot dance, even in jest...
It's impossible to start a Monday bad after listening to Moskau by Dschinghis Khan.
Moskau, Moskau,
Liebe schmeckt wie Kaviar,
Mädchen sind zum Küssen da
ho ho ho ho ho, hey!
Came across C'était un rendez-vous by Claude Lelouch. I remember first seeing it in a motion sim in Parkway Parade in Singapore.
Only way to describe this, is cute overload.
Very possibly the coolest human beat box performance I've ever seen. Not a fan of beat boxing, but this guy is that good it's entertaining.
And another of his performances...
You know roller coasters are passe, when you look at the following video and think "I have to go!"