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University of Electro-Communications and Sony researchers develop robot that can expand and contract its entire body
TechXplore.com reported on the 8th that a research group including Associate Professor Yoshihiro Nakata and Taisei Mogi of the University of Electro-Communications, and Mari Saito of Sony, developed MOFU, a mobile robot whose entire body can expand and contract.
What happened
According to the article, the research group used MOFU to study how whole-body expansion and contraction affect the impression of a robot as lifelike. MOFU was designed to offer expansion and contraction, mobility, quiet operation and a soft exterior.
Sources
Translated from the Japanese original: /news/denkitsuushindai-to-sonii-kenkyuusha-ra-zenshin-ga-shinshuku-035e09. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.