About robots, robot development
and those who make it happen
  • BARTHOC

    BARTHOC is a robot that learns through communicating with humans. Its functions are not preprogrammed; it picks up and executes instructions through robot-human interaction.

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  • Greenman

    Greenman is a Remote Presence Demonstration System developed by SSC San Diego. Its vision system has a 525-line vision camera for each eye. This anthropomorphic manipulator was added to the TOPS Project for implementation of hand dexterity and force…

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  • WF

    WF-4 is Waseda University's improved version of flutist robot WF-3RIX. Among the changes made to this anthropomorphic robot are better sound quality from the flute. The vibrato mechanism was moved to the back of the neck, giving it a more human appearance.…

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  • WF

    Waseda University's WF-4R is a major improvement over the WF-3RIX. This anthropomorphic flutist robot now has 38 degrees of freedom. The range of motion increased in the neck and arms and the vibrato mechanism is smaller. The fingers are link mechanisms…

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  • WT

    Waseda University developed WT-3; a robot that can produce human-like voices. It is able to produce consonants, vowels, stops, and nasal sounds easily. WT-3 also has an improved vocal tract mechanism so that its words and sounds have better clarity than…

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  • WT

    Waseda University developed another talking robot and named it WT-4. This robot can produce accurate human vocal sounds and copy human speech. It has 19 degrees of freedom in its vocal organs, and realistic artificial lips and tongue. Advanced resonance…

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  • WT

    Waseda University developed its fifth talking robot, WT-5, in 2005. It has mechanical lips and vocal chords, as well as lungs and a nasal cavity. The robot has a new vocal cord mechanism and produces vibration patterns similar to those in real human speech.…

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