Ok...Danny Choo is just....cool. I think I remember him from ages ago with a little blog and now he's just huge and into so many cool things.The "new cool thing" is the SMART DOLL. It's an Android phone controlled doll system that's being developed that will be the new ultimate for toy folks with a lot of cash. :) And, I think it's going to be a LOT of cash indeed.
However, talk about moving towards a GHOST IN THE SHELL ideal. Evidently, the doll will be synced with the phone so that it can notify you about mail and Facebook updates. I'm just picturing this doll waving it's arm and saying that you have new mail. Pretty damn cool.
The motion test below is rough, but knowing what can be done with motion capture now, I have no doubt that this will be a way cool, way smooth looking situation in the future.
Neat stuff!
From the YouTube blurb:
Published on Jun 28, 2013
The first motion test ever of Smart Doll - the interactive line of robot dolls that my company Culture Japan is developing.Today we look at the shoulder, elbow and neck servomotors only. The next video we will show waist, wrists and thigh servos in action.
We have not done the human robotics yet which means she looks kinda stiff at the moment - but that will be fixed and she will look very natural indeed!
The doll is modeled after the Culture Japan mascot character Mirai Suenaga who you can find out more about below.
http://mirai.fm
You can keep an eye on this project at. Smart Doll was designed and printed in 3D.
http://smartdoll.jp
About the creator
http://dannychoo.me
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