In what's apt to be great news for moms that simply can't appear to chop the cord, a team of Japanese engineers from Yamagata College have created a small telepresence robot that mounts for your shoulder. Thing about this year's IEEE Worldwide Conference on Robotics and Automation, the unsettling cyborg companion, named MH-2 for miniature humanoid, is made to behave like an online chaperon or comrade, all with respect to the person remotely piloting it. Using a mix of flexible joints, the wee avatar can somewhat mimic its customers actions, even going to date regarding simulate breathing. Right now, the tech's not necessarily ready for primetime, since the backpack needed to energy this creation consists of about 22 servos -- not quite probably the most portable of inventions. Still, quite obviously cybernetic, this project is only going to evolve over time, growing more effective, lightweight and good at moving your loved ones and buddies wherever you might roam, whether you want it or otherwise. Skip beyond the break for many en vivo video action.
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