Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video)

It’s been a few years since we checked in with Actroid , a bot we first saw way back in 2005 . What you’re looking at above is Actroid-F, Kokoro Co. Ltd. and ATR ‘s latest iteration of the creepy humanoid robot that can mime the operator’s facial expressions and head movements with unbelievable (but not quite human) accuracy. Her current job is to act as “as an observer in hospitals to gauge patient reactions.” We guess that’s one way to get around euthanasia laws. See what we mean in the video after the break. Continue reading Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video) Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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