RoboGuy
12-30-2007, 02:47 PM
Keeponis a little yellow robot who excels at only one thing: dancing.The robot is being used by CMU researcher Marek Michalowski to"identify visual and other sensory rhythms, helping to prove howrhythm and synchronization in body language are paramount in humaninteraction". The robot has already become a YouTube sensationwith many viewers commenting that Keepon dances better than they can.The little yellow robot was designed by Japanese roboticist, HidekiKozima. Only a few prototypes exist right now but fans of Keeponhope to buy their own little yellow robot to dance on their desktopssomeday. For more see the recent Post-Gazettearticle about Keepon. More details on Marek Michalowski's researchcan be found at the BeatBots Projectwebsite.
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