Overview
Erica is an advanced android designed as a research platform to study human-robot interaction. It understands natural language, has a synthesized human-like voice, and can display a variety of facial expressions.
Key facts
- Height
- 166 cm
- Mobility
- static
- Total DOF
- 49
- Maturity
- prototype
- Pilot customers
- Nippon Television Network Corporation
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics3
- Dof Total
- 44
- Dof Per Arm
- 9
- Dof Per Hand
- 3
Sensors3
- Head Cameras
- 2
- Sensor Suite
- distance sensors, facial recognition cameras, microphone arrays
- Lidar Present
- false
Compute2
- Ros Compatible
- true
- Onboard Compute
- Sensor network connected to multiple PCs. One PC to control actuators.
Other23
- Height Cm
- 166
- Height Mm
- 1660
- Applications
- research
- Sub Category
- android
- Datasheet Url
- http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research/research_results/2015/documents/150803_1/01.pdf
- Mobility Type
- static
- Company Country
- JP
- Deployment Notes
- Demonstrated improvements in dialog engagement through testing with human subjects at the National Museum of Emerging Science in Tokyo.
- Humanoid Subtype
- android
- Microphone Count
- 2
- Country Of Origin
- JPN
- Industries Served
- research_academic
- Is Research Grade
- true
- Production Pilots
- Nippon Television Network Corporation
- Target Industries
- research_academic
- Availability Status
- research-only
- Deployment Maturity
- prototype
- Primary Applications
- research_development
- Programming Interface
- code_ros, code_java, code_python
- Additional Information
- - Designed for natural conversation with human-like facial expressions and gestures. - Utilizes machine learning for generating responses based on a counseling dialogue corpus. - Demonstrates advanced dialog skills including backchanneling and attentive listening. - Research collaboration between Kyoto University, Osaka University, and ATR. - Aimed at advancing human-robot interaction towards passing a Total Turing Test.
- Deployment Environment
- indoor
- Degrees Of Freedom Total
- 49
- Tethered Operation Available
- true
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