Ameca (robot) explained

Ameca
Manufacturer:Engineered Arts
Type:Humanoid
Purpose:Human interaction

Ameca is a female robotic humanoid created in 2021 by Engineered Arts.

History

The first generation of Ameca was developed at Engineered Arts headquarters in Falmouth, Cornwall UK. The project started in February 2021, with the first video revealed publicly on 1 December 2021.[1] Ameca gained widespread attention on Twitter[2] and TikTok[3] ahead of her first public demonstration at CES 2022, where she was covered by CNET[4] and other news outlets.[5] [6] [7]

In 2022, Ameca presented an Alternative Christmas message by Channel 4 for Christmas Day.[8] Ameca is currently associated with the Museum of the Future's robotic family, where she can interact with visitors.[9]

Features

Ameca is primarily designed as a platform for further developing robotics technologies involving human-robot interaction.[10] She utilizes embedded microphones, binocular eye mounted cameras, a chest camera and facial recognition software to interact with the public. Interactions can be governed by either GPT-3 or human telepresence. She also features articulated motorized arms, fingers, neck and facial features.

Ameca's appearance features grey rubber skin on the face and hands, and is specifically designed to appear genderless.[11]

Public appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ameca Humanoid Robot AI Platform. YouTube.com. Engineered Arts Ltd. en.
  2. News: Marques Brownlee. 2 January 2023. Twitter. en.
  3. News: The robot is designed to be #gender and race-neutral and is made for #.... 2 January 2023. TikTok. en.
  4. News: Reilly. Claire. Ameca the humanoid robot is real, and I'm not ready for the future. 2 January 2023. CNET. en.
  5. News: Watch Robot Reject Man Hitting on Her in the Most Hilarious Way. 2 January 2023. Newsweek. 14 January 2022. en.
  6. News: Лучшие технологические новинки на выставке CES в Лас-Вегасе. 2 January 2023. ru.
  7. News: Creepy meets cool in humanoid robots at CES tech show AFP. 2 January 2023. AFP News Agency. en.
  8. News: Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message to be generated by Artificial Intelligence. 11 January 2023. Channel 4. en.
  9. Web site: 10 October 2022. AI-powered humanoid robot ‘Ameca’ joins Dubai’s Museum of the Future. 1 August 2023. Arabian Business.
  10. Web site: Ameca: The Future Face Of Robots. 2 January 2023. Engineered Arts Limited . en.
  11. Web site: Ameca Humanoid Robot Puts AI In A Gender-Neutral, 'Non-Threatening' Body. 11 January 2023. Slash Gear. December 6, 2021. en.
  12. Web site: Watch Ameca the humanoid robot in its FIRST public demo. YouTube. CNET.
  13. Web site: A conversation with Ameca. YouTube. Interesting Engineering.
  14. Web site: Deutschland premiere in Nürnberg: Zukunftsmuseum zeigt humanoiden Roboter Ameca. www.nordbayern.de. 2 January 2023.
  15. Web site: OMR Festival: A superlative event. Business Cases. 2 January 2023. en.
  16. News: Webster. Nick. Top five robots on display at Gitex 2022. 2 January 2023. The National. 11 October 2022. en.
  17. News: Kelvin. Chan. What’s new in robots? An AI-powered humanoid machine that writes poems. Associated Press. 30 May 2023. 3 June 2023.
  18. News: Meet the robots who are making the world a better place. United Nations. 7 July 2023. 7 July 2023.
  19. News: UN tech agency rolls out human-looking robots for questions at a Geneva news conference. Associated Press. 7 July 2023. 7 July 2023.

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