(8 Jun 2007)
1. Close-up of head of Child-Robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2)
2. Man sitting next to CB2, man rubs CB2's tummy, CB2 nods its head and kicks its legs
3. Man touching CB2's head
4. Close-up of man
5. CB2 rolling around on floor as it tries to reach blue ball
6. Minoru Asada, Professor at Osaka University and Research Director of Japan Science Technology Organisation Asada Project, sitting next to CB2 and talking to it UPSOUND: (English) Minoru Asada, Professor at Osaka University: "Hi" CB2: "Eh"
7. Close-up of Asada and CB2 holding hands
8. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Minoru Asada, Professor at Osaka University and Research Director of Japan Science Technology Organisation Asada Project:
"Our goal is to study human recognition development such as how the child learns language, how it recognises objects, how the child learns to communicate with its father and mother. For that purpose, we cannot use the adult robot as it has already developed functions. We instead developed this child robot with the functions yet undeveloped. We hope to come close to finding out human mystery and our development path by developing its functions from this underdeveloped stage."
9. Close-up of CB2's head in foreground, man working in background
10. Man helping CB2 to stand up
11. Tilt-down of man and CB2 as man helps it to stand
12. Low angle view of CB2 sitting, looking from side to side and kicking its legs
13. Wide of CB2 sitting with two men, CB2 looking from side to side and "talking" UPSOUND: CB2: "Eh, eh, eh"
14. Low angle view of CB2 sitting and rolling its eyes
15. Close-up of CB2 "talking" UPSOUND: CB2 "Eh, eh, eh"
STORYLINE:
Scientists in Japan have developed a robotic baby.
The Child-Robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2 for short, was developed by a team of scientists at Osaka University and is designed to move just like a real child aged between one and three years old.
Although at 130 centimetres (51 inches) long and with a weight of 33 kilogrammes (5.1 stone), the robot is slightly bigger than a real baby.
The robot, which has a silicone skin, can change it's facial expressions and move it's body so it can crawl along the floor.
The robot's smooth and human like movements and reactions to the outer environment are realised with 56 actuators and 197 tactile sensors under its cover, many more than walking robots.
The robot also has a camera installed in its eyes as well as an audio sensor.
It can also speak using an artificial vocal cord.
It's these machinery elements which made the size of the robot so much bigger than that of a real baby, although when it stands the robot wobbles just like a child who is learning how to walk.
Minoru Asada, a Professor at Osaka University, said the purpose of the robot is to learn more about child development.
"Our goal is to study human recognition development such as how the child learns language, how it recognises objects, how the child learns to communicate with its father and mother," Asada said.
Keyword-wacky -bizarre
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