Fujitsu's robotic teddy makes debut appearance in Singapore
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Buy SPH photosA people-friendly robotic teddy bear that can perform more than 300 different reactions such as sneezing, snoring and giggling, made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday.
Developed by Japanese IT company Fujitsu, it responds to motion and touch sensors.
Trials at nursing homes and elderly daycare centres in Japan found that residents who spent time with the bear became talkative and smiled more.
For now, the bear prototypes are on exhibition around the world and there are no plans to commercialise it yet.
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Ms Midori Murao (left), a representative of Fujitsu, waves at Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted by waving back, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviours, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring. The range of natural expressions is achieved based on the 12 built-in motors and a miniature camera mounted inside the bear's nose and 13 touch sensors throughout the bear’s body enable it to detect and respond to physical contact. The network connectivity also enables “people-friendly services”, which is especially relevant for an ageing population like Singapore. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
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Ms Midori Murao (left), a representative of Fujitsu, tickles the soles of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted to tickles by giggling, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring.The monitor above the bear also shows what the bear is looking at. It made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
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Ms Midori Murao (left), a representative of Fujitsu, tickles the head of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted by looking up at her, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring.The monitor above the bear also shows what the bear is looking at. It made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
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Ms Midori Murao (unseen), a representative of Fujitsu, touches the head of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which nods off when no one is interacting with it, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring.The monitor above the bear also shows what the bear is looking at. It made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
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Mr Erwin Liong (left), a financial services consultant attending Fujitsu Day 2012, takes a photo of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted by waving its arms and legs, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring. The monitor above the bear shows what the bear is looking at. Fujitsu's robotic bear made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012, at the conference at the Raffles City Convention Center. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
Ms Midori Murao (left), a representative of Fujitsu, waves at Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted by waving back, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviours, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring. The range of natural expressions is achieved based on the 12 built-in motors and a miniature camera mounted inside the bear's nose and 13 touch sensors throughout the bear’s body enable it to detect and respond to physical contact. The network connectivity also enables “people-friendly services”, which is especially relevant for an ageing population like Singapore. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
Ms Midori Murao (left), a representative of Fujitsu, tickles the soles of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted to tickles by giggling, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring.The monitor above the bear also shows what the bear is looking at. It made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
Ms Midori Murao (left), a representative of Fujitsu, tickles the head of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted by looking up at her, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring.The monitor above the bear also shows what the bear is looking at. It made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
Ms Midori Murao (unseen), a representative of Fujitsu, touches the head of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which nods off when no one is interacting with it, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring.The monitor above the bear also shows what the bear is looking at. It made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
Mr Erwin Liong (left), a financial services consultant attending Fujitsu Day 2012, takes a photo of Fujitsu's robotic teddy bear. The bear, which reacted by waving its arms and legs, is designed to be human-friendly with 300 life-like appearance and behaviors, like sneezing, shaking its head and even snoring. The monitor above the bear shows what the bear is looking at. Fujitsu's robotic bear made its first appearance in Singapore on Thursday, Oct 18, at the Fujitsu Day 2012, at the conference at the Raffles City Convention Center. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
