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KAIST Develops Humanoid Robot

As a new generation of robots is being born for use at home and office, Korea is banking on the robot revolution and in its latest attempt to make a name for itself in the fast-growing market a local research team has succeeded in developing a robot that can think. The humanoid robot, AMI short for Artificial-Intelligence Multimedia Innovation can sweep the floor, pick up a ball and perform simple tasks. It is the first locally-developed interactive robot that can think, move and respond to orders.

The two-year old brainchild of a research team led by Professor Yang Hyun-Seung of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is designed for household use. The robot is capable of moving through furnished rooms, tackling the stairs and avoiding obstacles using its sensor system. AMI also has a voice recognition feature and is able to talk and respond to human voices.

A liquid crystal display screen embedded on its chest displays internal operation levels and can even project facial expressions to show human emotions. AMI's makers say consumers won't see the robot out on the market anytime soon as the KAIST team will continue working to upgrade AMI's functions.