M3 Series : M3 synchy

M3 SYNCHY

The third in the M3 series, Osaka University’s M3 Synchy is a humanoid robot designed for human and robot communication.  It stands 30cm tall and weighs 2.5kg, with 17 degrees of freedom (3 in each eye, 3 in its neck, 2 in its waist and 3 in each arm). 

Synchy, or synchronized communication, is equipped with software that makes it possible for it to perform object recognition, speech recognition, and speech synthesis.  It also has a CCD camera mounted on its head, 2 microphones, a speaker and 15 LEDs.

Synchy was developed to help scientists understand verbal and non-verbal communication, especially the use of expressive face and arm gestures.

Features:

• Ability to communicate in numerous ways
• The face of the robot can blush if the situation calls for it