 Ameca Generation 1 | |
| Manufacturer | Engineered Arts |
|---|---|
| Year of creation | 2021 |
| Type | Humanoid |
| Purpose | Human interaction |
Ameca is a robotic humanoid created by Engineered Arts.
| Ameca Generation 1 | |
| Manufacturer | Engineered Arts |
|---|---|
| Year of creation | 2021 |
| Type | Humanoid |
| Purpose | Human interaction |
Ameca is a robotic humanoid created by Engineered Arts.
The first generation of Ameca was developed at Engineered Arts headquarters in Falmouth, Cornwall UK. The project started in February 2021, with the first video revealed publicly on December 1, 2021. [1] Ameca gained widespread attention on Twitter [2] and TikTok [3] ahead of its first public demonstration at CES 2022, where it was covered by CNET [4] and other news outlets. [5] [6] [7]
In 2022, Ameca presented an Alternative Christmas message by Channel 4 for Christmas Day. [8] Ameca is currently associated with the Museum of the Future's robotic family, where it can interact with visitors. [9]
Ameca is primarily designed as a platform for further developing robotics technologies involving human-robot interaction. [10] It utilizes embedded microphones, binocular eye mounted cameras, a chest camera and facial recognition software to interact with the public. Interactions can be governed by either GPT-3 or human telepresence. It also features articulated motorized arms, fingers, neck and facial features.
Ameca's appearance features grey rubber skin on the face and hands, and is specifically designed to appear genderless. [11]
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