The National Robotarium has bought Ameca, often called “the world’s most advanced” humanoid robot. This acquisition by the UK’s company for Robotics and artificial intelligence, based at Heriot-Watt University and in collaboration with The University of Edinburgh.
This will mark the predominant moment of a successful accomplishment towards attaining aimed goals that consider the need to engage the public with Humanoid Robot
Ameca pioneering robotics accessibility and public trust
The establishment of Ameca at the Nation’s Robotarium is a major part of a comprehensive action plan that is designed to simplify the complications of robotics and AI technology areas. The human-like robot will be equipped with cutting edge technologies to let him interact with his friends in a very realistic and natural way. It will be affixed with microphones, cameras, facial recognition sensors, and motorized movement components.
Alongside extraordinary interactions with Ameca, the National Robotarium intends to partner in communal instructional programs to create a higher level of understanding and trust for humans with robotic technologies. Human-like robot v2.0 will be all over Scotland and beyond, attending events, school visits, and workshops. Consequently, people from different communities will have an opportunity to be face-to-face with the machine.
Facilitators at the National Robotarium robotics laboratory will help conduct a program that will involve Ameca in various activities to dissolving the technology use stereotypes. Apart from humanoid being used to investigate the reactions and sentiments of people towards robots, it will be employed for other research purposes. This information will be paramount in directing the innovation processes that lead to disintermediated, visible, and user-oriented technology.
Ameca engagement and studying interaction
Steve Maclaren, the Chief Operating Officer at the National Robotarium, revealed his positive feelings about the consequences of the time spent by Ameca in the Robotarium. He said From our first day in September 2022, they have carried more than a thousand people through more than 100 events to understand robotics better.
With Ameca, they had the chance to develop the population engagement to an even higher level, and this way, we want to increase the level of understanding and trust in robotics,” Maclaren stated.
Will Jackson the CEO and co-founder of Engineered Arts, which was the company that designed Ameca, added to the fact that the robot could provide a one-of-a-kind experience it will offer everyone the opportunity to have a lifelike moment with an AI-embodied humanoid robot.
The National Robotarium, within the Data-Driven Innovation initiative, is one among a number of former Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal projects. Such funding derives from the UK and the Scottish Governments to provide the backbone to the initiative to turn Edinburg into the data capital of Europe on the level in Europe.
This institute plays the leading role in making advanced robotic technologies more accessible and friendly to users, with its innovations that are illustrated by Ameca. The aim to do that is not just a target for one country but for the entire world. These activities are not only essential in widening public knowledge but also have the potential to reshape how people use robots in their daily lives to the overall advantage of society.
This article originally appeared in NationalRobotarium
