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LouieThe Robotic Fashion Model
August 29th 2008 02:44
The Most Superficial of All
The Hyogo Manekin Robotto - The lastest in Fashion Model Robots
Stiff, artificial and seemingly manufactured from different material to us regular blemished beings, the fashion model has long been seen as a walking coat hanger. Lacking in personality and IQ the preconceived ideals of a runway models purpose is often under estimated.
Now, a Japanese invention seems to be physical proof that there may be some truth to their expendability. You see they have just constructed a more advanced functioning Fashion Model Robot.
From crunchgear.com
“The Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Technology recently presented [JP] a humanoid robot that is programmed to walk like a fashion model. The researchers claim they used materials easily available anywhere for the development of the robot, which comes with a frame made of aluminum.
The Manekin Robotto (fashion model robot) stands just 160cm tall, which might not be enough to let it run on cat walks instead of real models. Weighing a more realistic 30kg, it moves through 16 joints and motorized cylinders built into its body. The robot is able to cross and bend its legs, just as human models are supposed to do.”
The Manekin Robotto (fashion model robot) stands just 160cm tall, which might not be enough to let it run on cat walks instead of real models. Weighing a more realistic 30kg, it moves through 16 joints and motorized cylinders built into its body. The robot is able to cross and bend its legs, just as human models are supposed to do.”
Sounds good in theory, but its undeniable when looking at it, the robot has more in common with the Terminators skinless metallic skelton than Heidi Klum or even Kate Moss.
There is a certain allure that a statuesque and elegant model brings to the catwalk that is not so easy to reproduce. Mimicking a walk or a turn requires a grace that I find hard to believe mechanised machinery will capture.
FT - a minature attempt at a Robotic model
Sadly I couldn’t find any footage of this latest creation, so my verdict has to remain purely suppositious. Below you can see footage of some earlier attempts at building a Model Robot.
Here is one created by Takahashi-san, of Kyoto
And another called FT.
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