GEMINOID: REMOTE-CONTROLLED ANDROID SYSTEM FOR STUDYING HUMAN PRESENCE

Abstract

A large number of artifacts are called robots even if the developers did not intend to use that name for their products. However, we cannot say what is a “robot” clearly; there is a contradiction between the image of a “robot” and the actual existing robots. In this article, we first categorize robots into two categories. And then we describe that we focus on communication robots, especially, android robots. Following, we propose a remote-controlled android system called Geminoid HI-1. At this article’s conclusion, we will discuss a remote-control system that uses a human-like android robot as a new telecommunication medium and our sight of future robots.