ICub, the toddler robot moves and talks like a child
One of the most challenging tasks for robot engineers is to make a robot that can interact with its environment through perceptions. There has already been several projects attempting to create human-like robots, however, engineers and scientists alike, continue to find ways in order to increase their adaptivity and interaction with humans.
In Manchester University, a todder-like robot was shown to the public in a Symposium on Humanoid Robotics, showcasing its childlike abilities of recognizing objects for the first time, crawling, reacting to objects and shapes, making many facial expressions and talking to its human friend. The robot-toddler is popularly known today as the ICub.
The prototype, which is 100cm tall and weighs 23kg, is being developed by the RobotCub Consortium in Italy, which is a group of several European universities. The goal of the £7.5million, five-year project is to develop a highly dexterous humanoid child robot.
One of the most interesting aspect of the ICub project is that it is an open systems platform. Users and developers are given the freedom to contribute their expertise, from psychology, through to cognitive neuroscience, to developmental robotics, to customize ICub.
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