Telenoid is a robotic communications device. You connect to the robot over the Net, and it will transmit your voice and mimic your face and head motions. It's like a mobile phone shaped like an alien.

FEATURES

Minimal design with body intended to appear either male or female, old or young.

HEIGHT

80 cm | 31.5 in

LENGTH

N/A cm | in

WIDTH

30 cm | 11.8 in

WEIGHT

5 kg | 11 lb

SPEED

N/A km/h | N/A mph

SENSORS

Camera, two microphones.

ACTUATORS

Nine servomotors

POWER

External DC power supply

COMPUTING

On-board ARM7 CPU for motor control. External PC for teleoperation.

SOFTWARE

Custom teleoperation system

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)

12 (Eye: 3 DoF x 2; Mouth: 1 DoF; Neck: 3 DoF; Arm: 1 DoF x 2)

MATERIALS

Plastic skull, metal skeleton, urethane foam filling, and silicone or soft vinyl skin.

COST

N/A

STATUS

Ongoing

WEBSITE

http://hil.atr.jp/projects/kibans/res/Telenoid-resources.html