First it was cars and real estate, now the Japanese are making a move on our arts industry! Back in April, I wrote about the Honda robot</at that conducted the Detroit Symphony.
Now Mitsubishi is attempting to build a better actor. Actually, Mitsubishi built the robot. Osaka University developed the software to allow the robot to interact with others on stage.
According to the BBC article, “In the play, the robot complains that it has been forced into boring and demeaning jobs…”
Sounds to me like the robot has already immersed itself in the daily life of an actor.
I guess Futurama had it right and one day we will be treated to performances by the likes of Calculon.
