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Erica (ERATO Intelligent Conversational Android) is an autonomous conversational android developed by Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories at ATR together with Osaka University and Kyoto University as part of the JST/ERATO Ishiguro Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction Project in Japan. She is designed to interact naturally with people using speech, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, and a multimodal sensing system, with silicone-resin skin and pneumatic actuators for smooth, quiet movement. Erica is a research and development platform aimed at realizing androids that can hold natural conversations and be socially involved in daily life.
Released: 2015
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Overview
Erica, short for ERATO Intelligent Conversational Android, is an autonomous android created within the JST/ERATO Ishiguro Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction Project, a collaboration among Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories at ATR, Osaka University, and Kyoto University in Japan. She is built as a research and development platform for autonomous conversational robots that can communicate through voice, bodily gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, and touch. Her appearance was designed for a natural, approachable look, with silicone-resin skin and a human-hair wig, and she speaks using high-quality speech synthesis. The project goal is to realize androids that can naturally interact with people and be socially involved in everyday life.
Key Features
- Autonomous conversational interaction using voice recognition and high-quality speech synthesis
- Pneumatic actuators that drive smooth, low-noise body movement
- Multimodal sensing system with cameras, microphones, and a microphone array to recognize people, speech, and speaker position
- Human-like facial expressions, gestures, and eye contact for natural communication
- Realistic appearance with silicone-resin skin and a human-hair wig
- Operated as a research and development platform within the JST/ERATO Ishiguro project
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Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 19 |
| Locomotion | Stationary |
Physical
| Weight | 23 kg |
| Height | 1650 mm |
Sensing
| Sensors | Microphones, cameras |
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