This Sanrio Actroid DER2 has more facial expressions tha previous Actroid DER, plus it’s thinner and smarter (which is what really matters). She can coordinate her motions with her voice using ...

Their first freakishly human-like robot, the Actroid DER, provided services welcoming guests at numerous events including the 2005 World Expo. The Actroid DER2, the one pictured below showing her ...

There are so many options there. But when I see things like the Actroid DER-2 I can't help but feel a bit queasy. First of all, she's creepy. Second, it looks as if she may run off of her platform ...

I have no idea why but the ad stars Actroid DER-2, a humanoid robot made by Kokoro-Dreams [JP]. Tagline: “Also recommended by androids – Preshower is good for your skin!”. The picture above ...

who loves Hello Kitty and has improved movement patterns over the original Actroid DER. She’s presently the guide-bot at the Sanrio headquarters in Tokyo. She has more accurate-looking limbs and a ...

Actroid DER-2 stars in a 15-second TV ad titled “The Woman Who Doesn’t Rust”, promoting an insect repellent and sunscreen spray. From afar, she looks hey-babe-how-you-doin’ kind of good ...

Actroid DER-2 is another humanoid creation from Kokoro Dreams. This robot is designed to simulate a twenty-something Japanese female for using as a model or as an automated secretary in an office ...

Long caption: All of these images are included in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine, on newsstands July 26. At Carnegie Mellon University the robot Actroid-DER took a crash course ...

Stuck for gift ideas this Christmas? How about an android moulded in the exact likeness of your loved one? Well that is exactly what's on offer at a chain of department stores in Japan. The ...

Peep that photo at right and tell us you wouldn't have to do a double-take. The Actroid robot, developed by Kokoro and Advanced Media, will greet guests at the information booth of Japan's World ...

Why not give them a creepy robot to to talk to instead? Kokoro recently unveiled its Actroid F telepresence robot, a full sized female humanoid with complex facial movements and realistic appearance.

In the past year since we last saw it, Osaka University’s Actroid-F robot has upped the creepiness factor with a new male companion and “eye implants.” The human-like robot, which mimics the ...