韓國研發出會跳舞的機器人

South Korean researchers said Monday they have developed a robot which can dance and get emotional when it's not tackling the chores.

Mahru can move its lips, eyebrows and even pupils freely to make faces and can emit two kinds of fragrances to match its emotions. It can move upper body parts freely while walking on its legs.

The robot was developed by a research team at the state-funded Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

"Mahru, which can dance while walking on its legs, was developed as a humanoid robot capable of working in place of a human," team leader You Bum-Jae said in a statement.

"It will open the way for the commercial use of humanoid robots doing housework."

Mahru is programmed to follow various human movements through an advanced motion capture system, he said, adding it can move its hands freely to cope with any interference or obstacles.

You said his team has also developed a variant Mahru-M robot with sensors which can differentiate faces and objects and deliver things to humans on request.

However, Mahru-M uses a tricycle wheel system to move about.

韓國研究人員於本週一稱，日前他們研製出了一種在做家務之餘還會跳舞和“鬧情緒”的新型機器人。

這個名叫Mahru的機器人能動嘴脣、眉毛和眼球來做出各種表情，並能根據它的心情變化釋放出兩種不同的香味。而且它在行走時還能夠靈活地移動上肢。

這款機器人是由韓國國立科技學院的一個研究小組研發出來的。

研究小組負責人You Bum-Jae在一份聲明中說：“Mahru是一款具有人類特點的機器人，它會跳舞、能走路，是被開發用來代替人從事一些工作的。”

“它的問世將爲人型家務機器人的商業應用開闢道路。”

據介紹，Mahru在一個高級動作捕捉系統的遠程控制下，能夠做出人的各種動作，而且能靈活地運用雙手來應對障礙和干擾。

You Bum-Jae以及研究小組還研發出了一款 Mahru-M型機器人，這款機器人帶有傳感器，能夠識別人臉和物體，並能根據人的要求傳遞物品。

不過，Mahru-M型機器人只能藉助一個三輪裝置移動身體。