Geminoid F

Geminoid F is an android copy of a Japanese woman. It's designed to be remotely operated, and it can smile, frown, and change facial expressions to mimic the operator's behavior.
- Creators
Ishiguro Lab, ATR, and Kokoro
- Year
- 2010
- Country
- Japan 🇯🇵
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
The identity of the Japanese model on which the Geminoid F is based remains a mystery.


History
Japanese animatronics firm Kokoro and Hiroshi Ishiguro, a researcher at ATR and a professor at Osaka University, unveiled the original Geminoid HI-1 in 2006. In 2010, Kokoro, Ishiguro, and ATR introduced the Geminoid F, based on a female model and designed to study human-robot interaction.


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Specs
- Overview
Capable of performing breathing and blinking movements autonomously.
- Status
Inactive
- Year
2010
- Website
- Width
- 80 cm
- Height
- 140 cm (sitting posture)
- Length
- 60 cm
- Weight
- 30 kg
- Actuators
12 pneumatic actuators
- Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
- 12 (Face: 7 DoF; Neck: 3 DoF; Chest: 1 DoF; Spine: 1 DoF)
- Materials
Silicone rubber for skin. Fiber-reinforced plastic for skull. Metal and plastic for internal frame and mechanisms. Urethane foam for shape support. Natural and synthetic hair.
- Compute
External teleoperation control unit and air valve system
- Software
Windows OS. Custom robot control and teleoperation software.
- Power
External air compressor
- Cost
- $127,000