The robot has been described as the 'world's most advanced' humanoid by Engineered Arts, and a 'platform for human-robot interaction'. 'The aim here is to build the best expressive capabilities ...

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The company, Engineered Arts, creates interactive robots for entertainment purposes, as well as for education, research and, potentially, expansion into the medical field.

Bot manufacturers should think outside the box of humanoid form – unless those makers are Engineered Arts Interview The robotics business is booming, thanks to the hype surrounding artificial ...

and so they’re great model organisms for a tissue engineered robot. The body is a laminate of silicone rubber and a collection of 200,000 rat heart muscle cells. The cardiomyocytes provide the ...