Robotic Emotion

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Tōkyō : Japan | 6 months ago

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Robotic Emotion

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Miss Saya is the substitute teacher in a primary school in Japan. Saya was ...

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Miss Saya is the substitute teacher in a primary school in Japan. Saya was created as a receptionist robot in 2004 by professor Hiroshi Kobayashi of the Tokyo University of Science.

Saya now works as a substitute teacher. Saya can express six emotions — surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, sadness. Her rubber skin is pulled from the back with motors and wiring.

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