Robot that looks like young girl unveiled

A life-like robot created to look like a five-year-old girl has been unveiled by scientists in Japan. Life-like: The team at Osaka University's robotics department claim Repliee R-1 is the most realistic robot suit ever created Photo: TIGERLAND2222 The robogirl, known as Repliee R-1, has flexible silicone skin and contains dozens of sensors and motors, allowing it to move and interact with its surroundings like a human. The robot even has eyes that blink and pig tails, creating a spooky effect has led to comparisons with the boy robot David in Steven Spielberg's 2001 science-fiction movie AI: Artificial Intelligence. The team at Osaka University's robotics department behind Repliee R-1 claim it is the most realistic robot suit ever created. It has been designed to do basic tasks for the elderly and disabled, such as fetching... [read full story]