December 23rd, 2007Cannot Get Enough
I could watch this video over and over:
Keepon is a Beatbot developed by Hideki Kozima and programmed by Marek Michalowski. To be clear, Keepon is a robot, not a puppet, as some have assumed. Check out the website to see his insides: Beat Bots dot org.
The song is Spoon’s I Turn My Camera On.
Human social behavior shares much in common with dance. Our speech, as well as the movement of our body, head, and hands, is periodic and rhythmic. The goal of the BeatBots project is to develop robots that can interact with people by synchronizing with these social rhythms. We believe that rhythmic synchrony is as important for establishing engagement, rapport, and comfort between a robot and a person as it is between people.




December 24th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
OMG! That is so cute!
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December 24th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Isn’t that cool?
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December 24th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Sooo cute…love the beat!
Merry christmas!
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December 24th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Merry Christmas, Courtney!
May peace and plenty be the first to lift the latch on your door, and happiness be guided to your home by the candle of Christmas. (A Celtic toast)
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December 31st, 2007 at 10:30 pm
That is wonderful, I love it!!
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