[Hands-On] Hugvie – the huggable communication medium with a heartbeat
By DigInfo TV - [28/4/2012 - 12:05] - 
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The Hugvie is a cushion in a minimalistic human form. It contains a pocket into which you can put your mobile phone, transforming it into a physical communication medium. The shape of this huggable cushion is based on the Telenoid robo[...]
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Via Telenoid
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Geminoid-F Android Waits for a Friend in a Tokyo Department Store
By DigInfo TV - [6/2/2012 - 08:33] - 0 - Robot
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If you go to the Takashimaya department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, by Valentines Day, you will be able to see the Geminoid-F android casually sitting in a show window, looking as if it’s waiting for a friend. Geminoid-F has been p[...]
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Via Osaka U
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Osaka U demonstrates its Balloon Input Device
By DigInfo TV - [7/11/2011 - 08:19] - 1 - Peripherals
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A research group at Osaka University has invented an input device using a balloon. This system recognizes when the user strokes, strikes, or squeezes the balloon, and plays sounds in accordance with those actions. “The balloon co[...]
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Via Osaka U
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Actroid-F Robot Gets A Brother And An Eye Implant
By DigInfo TV - [25/10/2011 - 08:46] - 6 - Press Conference Robot
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AIST has developed a male version of its android robot Actroid-F, which was first shown to the public last year. These human-like robots imitate the movements of the people they are watching, and are currently being placed as observers[...]
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Via AIST
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Actroid-F Makes Appearance at AIST Lab Fair, Wows World
By Akihabara News Team - [28/10/2010 - 06:08] - 0 - Robot
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This is the “world’s first true Android”, called the Actroid-F. She’s (I’m sorry, it’s) designed to be used in hospitals and other locations involving natural human-to-human communication, and can mo[...]
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