Ameca (robot)

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Ameca
Ameca Generation 1.jpg
Ameca Generation 1
Manufacturer Engineered Arts
Year of creation2021;4 years ago (2021)
Type Humanoid
PurposeHuman interaction

Ameca is a robotic humanoid created in 2021 by Engineered Arts, headquarters in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The project commenced in February 2021, and the first public demonstration was at the CES 2022 show in Las Vegas. Ameca's appearance features grey rubber skin on the face and hands, and is specifically designed to appear genderless.

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In 2024, Ameca was moved to Edinburgh in the UK to reside at the National Robotarium.

History

The first generation of Ameca was developed at Engineered Arts headquarters in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. 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 its first public demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022, where it was covered by CNET [4] and other news outlets. [5] [6] [7]

In 2022, Ameca presented an Alternative Christmas message by British TV Channel 4 for Christmas Day. [8] Ameca was associated with the Museum of the Future's robotic family, where it could interact with visitors. [9] In 2024, Ameca was moved to Edinburgh in the UK to reside at the National Robotarium. [10]

Features

It is designed as a platform for further developing robotics technologies involving human-robot interaction. [11] 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 OpenAI's GPT-3 or human telepresence. It 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. [12]

Public appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Ameca Humanoid Robot AI Platform". YouTube.com. Engineered Arts Ltd. December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Marques Brownlee". Twitter. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The robot is designed to be #gender and race-neutral and is made for #..." TikTok. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Reilly, Claire. "Ameca the humanoid robot is real, and I'm not ready for the future". CNET. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Watch Robot Reject Man Hitting on Her in the Most Hilarious Way". Newsweek. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Лучшие технологические новинки на выставке CES в Лас-Вегасе" (in Russian). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Creepy meets cool in humanoid robots at CES tech show | AFP". AFP News Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message to be generated by Artificial Intelligence". Channel 4. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "AI-powered humanoid robot 'Ameca' joins Dubai's Museum of the Future". Arabian Business. October 10, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ameca: 'World's most advanced' humanoid robot ready to meet humans". BBC Newsround. April 17, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ameca: The Future Face Of Robots". Engineered Arts Limited. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ameca Humanoid Robot Puts AI In A Gender-Neutral, 'Non-Threatening' Body". Slash Gear. December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ Voice, Emily Margaretten, Mountain View (December 3, 2024). "Computer History Museum unveils new AI exhibit featuring chatbots". San José Spotlight. Retrieved December 8, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ "Watch Ameca the humanoid robot in its FIRST public demo". YouTube. CNET. January 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "A conversation with Ameca". YouTube. Interesting Engineering. January 19, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Deutschland premiere in Nürnberg: Zukunftsmuseum zeigt humanoiden Roboter Ameca". www.nordbayern.de. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  17. ↑ "OMR Festival: A superlative event". Business Cases. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  18. ↑ Webster, Nick (October 11, 2022). "Top five robots on display at Gitex 2022". The National. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  19. ↑ Chan, Kelvin (May 30, 2023). "What's new in robots? An AI-powered humanoid machine that writes poems". Associated Press . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Meet the robots who are making the world a better place". United Nations. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  21. ↑ "UN tech agency rolls out human-looking robots for questions at a Geneva news conference". Associated Press . July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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