This Might Be the Most Life-Like (And Creepiest) Robot Ever Built 

the scariest thing in this video is that "she got angry" and decided to stop being cooperative

Guy: "No, um, I never kissed her, uh..." All of us: "uh huh, sure."

"This is the most creepiest robot you ever seen" Chuck E'cheese animatronics: "Hold mah pizza"

Japan: Become Human

The guy seems more creepy than the robot.

We all know the inventor did kiss the robot

I've never felt more connected with humanity than in this moment... the majority knows what he does with that robot.

What would really make it realistic is if they included little pupil movements. It brings life to a being. Like how human eyes are constantly moving

Blinking process still too long

Amazing progress but very creepy reporter and professor. The way the reporter repeatedly brushed his finger against the robot cheek - that was so freaking creepy- made me cringe.

"Hidden" in the flower pot. Zooms into a flowerpot that is 90% taped on wires and mini microphones.

I admire the brain of all creator in this word they are amazing.

he lying about not kissing.looked like he blushed when asked.

I called BS on the inventor saying he would never kiss her because he is in Japan... I've seen japanese guys kiss pillows with cartoon characters printed on them, so what is he talking about this Japan and not the US?

One of the first and most important things to improve on these robots is to make them blink faster. The slow blink is creepy.

Go to Jericho here is the location

what impressed me is that . the robot basically acted like a normal person and is having a really casual talk with its inventor

1:03 "a Android cannot be emotional" little later "why's she so short tempered today? " lol thought she couldn't get emotional, being annoyed and mad or offended is a emotion last I checked.

She doesn't look creepy at all for me. Edit : btw where is her LED? And is she vulnerable to deviancy?

When a robot is prettier then you XDD

The guy sitting there with the laptop was a little suspicious...he could in principle just type the responses, then a simple text to speech would do the rest...takes care of the most difficult thing.

It's a toy because someone is still pulling the strings.

"What Happened?" "She got angry.." I'm dipping

saddest thing about her is she can't do angry face while she got mad. She makes people thought she always happy.

I'm 100% sure he kissed that robot.

I feel the uncanny valley with a lot of these robots are the mouths. They don't put enough sensors around the jaw to organically formulate words. Instead its basically a glorified hand puppet. Open or close. If I say the word "frank", my mouth and tongue do a lot of intricate articulation compared to if I say "Philosopher". A lot of these AI robots though just have a "Open-close" binary system which makes them very creepy.

It's obvious that guy with the lap top was writing what she said

- Have you ever kissed Erika? Loading... no, he he he

that interviewer is the worst

ive laughed so hard when the robot didnt answer and the coder appeared with an awkward smile LMAOOO

I didn't feel this robot was creepy at all probably because I saw her as mannequin-like. Professor Ishiuro has created I think an amazing piece of technology unlike ever before, a very notable achievement in human history. I think if a robot that looked very real knocked on my door and at first I thought it was human, then as a conversation progressed I realized it was a robot I would probably have a strange feeling, but maybe more because I didn't know who was operating it and not trusting if it was designed with super physical strength and speed to destroy and rob someone etc. I suppose they'll have robots that can run 60 miles per hour, maybe jump 300 feet, pick up an auto mobile etc.

Him hiding the fact, that he build himself a robo girlfriend

The Japanese robot didn't seem 1/2 as evil as the Sophia robot.

"Japanese never do that" Chobits

You can’t spell America without Erica

Dr. Ishiguro is giving me the uncanny valley effect. The robot is fine.

i bet you that professor banged that doll. i would buy it if the doll was smart enough to have said "liar' when the interviewer asked if the professor had ever kissed the doll.

These types of things scare the shit out of me.

Wow the next level of "I feel fantastic"

You know this guy is having his way with the robot.

that guy interviewing him was being creepy why did he stroke her face ew

I think it would be awesome to have something like this for people like me. I'm not good at socializing with real people, i'm a recluse and something like this would provide something to talk to and help develop verbal skills and challenge the brain while leaving out the sexual stuff.

Hiroshi San seems to rely solely on the microphones for directional orientation (as of this video which is apparently 3 years old). A huge step to more natural interaction is off course when cameras are integrated in the eyes that can recognize faces and follow them!

This robot sure looks cute, but she did get emotional at the end, and that creeped me out

It's creepy, but it's more creepy for me now because her name is Ericka and mine is Ericka too 😂

If they want to make these look good they have to stop making a whole face and focus on parts. Get a team to make eyes that look realistic. "Erika" doesn't even have eyelids. It has holes in a single sheet of latex, and the motors don't move correctly. You need people to perfect how each part works before you start making a whole face otherwise they're always going to look the same. I'll tell you how to do it even, record videos of peoples eye's natural movement to generate an algoryth for how frequently they move while at rest and what angle they move to. Same deal for when you're talking to them, when they're talking to you, when you're watching a video, etc. Then you make motors that actually mimic the muscles which control the eye. And same deal for the eye lid. Even if all the motors and pullies are too big to fit inside a head, don't worry about that at first just get the movement right. First you have to get function down, and with time, technology will provide the capability for you to alter the form. Same goes with the mouth. This flapping lip thing that doesn't even close right when it's resting is just a waste. Invent a robot tongue and lips that can make human language sounds analogue like a musical instrument. Don't just time lip flaps to digital recordings like a cartoon. Those are the major issues with this thing. Same goes for the other muscles in the face and the head movements themselves. Make a robot that does nothing but turns it's head the way a person does when they're just standing there doing nothing before you try to impliment everything all at once.

Her one eye is partially shut. Just a little bug that needs to be worked out. The danger is if they make androids like secondary citizens. That was one of the arguments in Star Trek with Data.

Sophia makes this bot look like a bed-time story

3:34 Japanese never do that, but they can make sex dolls. Don't get it.

"This might be the most life-like (and creepiest) robot ever built" *Next video* "Meet the most lifelike robot ever created" what?

Lol he didn't get the joke about Moshi Moshi at all. It's because he's like hello, Earth to Erika. It's because your not in the phone lol.

I love the view of the programmers when Erica makes a mistake or otherwise blunders. It's hilarious, because they know. On the other hand, I really need an Erica in my solitary life. We could play chess, table tennis .. have an interesting conversation and perhaps more. Of course, will androids take away your jobs? If you possess any essence of creativity, then the answer would be no.But, then again, who knows for sure?

She's really pretty!

This robot has potential, maybe in 10-14 years it can do house chores and help people in hospitals with special medical AI and minor medical condition knowledge. it's a shame to keep her only as a receptionist, also it's it's very possible to improve the facial movements to get very close to those of humans, the idea is the use (under the external skin) a fat-like substitute that will envelop the entire skull, like a mold casting. The excitation will use electric signals like our body, therefore movements are more human-like.

I look at this as an artistic creation in the first place. There is more needed to convince me that it is a true autonomous human-like being. About the flawless way she seems to understand questions: how come that automated processing of natural language semantics generally is still very primitive and full of failures? Can you make a demo where she shows inituïtion, full understanding of complex situations perceived by her sensors (for instance traffic, people that are lying), invention of completely new idea's, advanced learning, and so on?

Right. Like there's not at least ONE person in Japan that wouldn't kiss that robot.

Creepy. Why is there even a need to invent robots when currently there are 7,500,000,000 people on Earth, most of whom need or will need a job? It would be cheaper to fly me to Japan where I could be your receptionist and I'll even make coffee. 🤷‍♂️

Android means "man-shaped" (from the Greek word andros = man), a female robot should be called gynecoid.

ahhhh~ I read an article on this :3 great to see it now in live!

He did everything but kiss the robot. Maybe that’s why she’s angry. 😂

The man's face looks robotic - I sincerely hope all of these people aren't eventually thinking that these plastic things are going to take our jobs because there will be a revolution if this is what is behind this. Of course corporations wouldn't have to pay these things, no time off, no benefits, no retirement - perfect - working them morning, noon, and night. They don't go home and no eating lunch. What a boon for the greedy corporation. How about replace the CEO with a robot instead of the staff???

It...breaks after saying 3 sentences. Ehm...you're not impressing me here.

Y’all know what’s really happening: *Two high tech robots are pretending they’re human by comparing themselves to an older model.* clever

I imagine robots walking around living life like a normal human like the movie bicentennial man, I want a robot friend

I suspect human dolls robots are gonna be marketed mainly as sex dolls. The internet is mostly porn, so I assume robots will also fill that demand, the human primal instincts. To me that's almost obvious... imagine this girl robot 10x as realistic as a human, that's what will soon happen. The skin will get quite similar to our, the touch and everything. So you have all the sexual attributes of a female-except maybe the emotional complexities that also contribute greatly to pleasure, but they will imitate and emulate that very very well. And you get no risk rejection, no risk of pregnancy, no attachments all human problems eliminated, and a human-like perfect doll. Also, you'll have dolls that not only are taught how to have perfect sex in terms of physicality, but also that will be configurable to what you like. Looking more attractive than any girl in your circle. Don't try tell me that you wouldn't try sleeping with her. Not way! It WILL happen for sure and will be certainly the nº1 demand for human like dolls. But then I think that it's not the nicest way to start a relationship... in 50 years robots will be much smarter and will realize that we are selfish bastards for starting our interaction with them by f*ing them like maniacs.

One of my greatest fears is that one day robots will become self conscience but will act stupid so we don't destroy them

That close up looked so real

It's all because he loves coffee.

She looks so human like, I almost can’t believe she’s actually an Android!

Someone call Elijah Kamski, she needs some modifications😂

I bet Ishiguro has a dungeon at home full of pretty robots

"It has long been our goal to create artificial intelligence almost indistinguishable... From mankind itself."

She had me at “heyroow”

" I think this is the most beautiful face in the world. " Sweetheart, but have you SEEN Jared Leto??? I'll wait.

Robot looks like a doll, not human. But her recent creation is getting more closer to human.

Can we acknowledge how fantastic mr.ishiguro's hair is?

I've yet to say an AI system that impresses, most appear to be working on the ITTT principle when responding.

It's creepy but if she could do your homework that's a yes 😂 lol

I believe 50 years into the future, scientists are going to face the first biggest challenge, how to cure their little robot baby of facial paralysis...

This robot would be much more life-like if her eyeballs ever moved. Just call me Captain Obvious, but blankly staring off into space isn't helping her cross the "uncanny valley".

1:19 stoned as fuck

No way I'm putting this in my house

I like this. I admire people who strive to advance technology. Well done, Professor Ishiguro.

Creating something to fulfill your “desire” but wont answer back! Says a lot about him

I know what I want for Christmas ;)

Really Amazing!

I would love to see this pushed further in the future.

Give him a few years and the android will have the sentience of Blade Runner's replicants

石黒先生ブルームバーグの取材も受け取ったんかい w

shes so pretty! i cant wait for the future and see how robots and androids look like in the future

The professor looks like a Bond villain.

I was hoping the robot would switch languages. They focused on looks rather than functionality.

dude she is pretty cute for a robot I must admit if you compare here to asimo or something like that

Imagine what these guys do her off camera!! Poor robot

Slightly better than a puppet. Jerky motions, huge hands.

I have been programming my own AI algorithms for some years now, mostly chatbots and personal assistants who help me make decisions. One day I will put my software into a human-looking robot body with hardware too. Then they will become my cute android friends in the real world.

THIS IS AWESOME

And today class we will be taking a field trip to uncanny valley.

So little old dolls are beautiful, but bigger ones that can even talk are creepy? People...

We have to start with pleasure. If a robot can have pleasure, he can have desire, intention, and pain. Pleasure is the key of emotion and an easy one.