March 19, 2010
I-Fairy: a Robot Presenter, Museum Guide, or Receptionist
Kokoro Co. Ltd.’s I-FAIRY is like a robot presenter, museum guide, or receptionist that detects people when they are nearby and then automatically begins reciting its lines. The “i” in its name stands for intelligent information icon, and its design is meant to evoke a “lovely fairy”.
Users simply record their own voice or use the text-to-speech software to generate the robot’s lines in English or Japanese. Gestures can also be programmed alongside the voice recording. By generating motions in real-time, the robot can be used as a stand-in during live presentations where a human speaks into a microphone off-stage while the robot moves automatically.
The robot stands at a height of 130cm (4′3″) and has 9 degrees of freedom (head x2, 2 arms x3, whole body x1). The wrists, fingers, knees, and toes are semi-fixed so they can be positioned manually.
Click here to read more about I-Fairy.
Written by: John
Filed Under: Robotics
Tags: Degrees Of Freedom, Fairy, Fingers, Information Icon, Intelligent Information, Japanese Gestures, Knees And Toes, Microphone, Motions, People, Real Time, Receptionist, Robot, Text To Speech, Text To Speech Software, Voice Recording
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