{"id":199845,"date":"2024-10-27T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/ameca-new-best-friend-azi-is-scary\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T10:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:13:49","slug":"ameca-new-best-friend-azi-is-scary","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/ameca-new-best-friend-azi-is-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching Ameca and Azi talking is chilling. How far could they go together?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>British robotics company Engineered Arts has unveiled Azi, its latest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/zhiyin-humanoid-robot-conducts-an-orchestra\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"190168\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">humanoid robot<\/a><\/strong> that promises to captivate (and baffle) audiences. Designed as a demonstration of cutting-edge technology, Azi joins <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/ameca-new-surprising-new-skill\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"139152\">Ameca<\/a><\/strong> , its predecessor, in a special moment where the two interact with an almost human-like ease. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ameca and Azi: Guessing game\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JY8ivRLqqIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Azi is designed to converse like a human. Source: Engineered Arts <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Too human&#8221; interaction<\/h2>\n\n<p>The video shows Ameca and Azi having a fluid conversation, enabled by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-windows\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"197254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a><\/strong> \u2019s artificial intelligence. What is most astonishing are their facial expressions, controlled by 32 actuators that reproduce a wide variety of gestures. This level of precision allows their expressions of surprise, displeasure or sadness to look <strong>eerily real<\/strong> , generating a mix of admiration and concern in those who observe them.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ameca-y-Azi-con-sus-expresiones-faciales-1024x534.webp\" alt=\"Ameca and Azi's facial expressions\" class=\"wp-image-199832\" style=\"width:636px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ameca-y-Azi-con-sus-expresiones-faciales-1024x534.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ameca-y-Azi-con-sus-expresiones-faciales-300x156.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ameca-y-Azi-con-sus-expresiones-faciales-768x400.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ameca-y-Azi-con-sus-expresiones-faciales-1536x800.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ameca-y-Azi-con-sus-expresiones-faciales-624x325.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ameca-y-Azi-con-sus-expresiones-faciales.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Azi is capable of generating multiple facial expressions. Source: Engineered Arts <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Ameca and Azi&#8217;s ability to mimic human emotions is the result of complex advances in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/how-ia-transforms-industrial-robotics\/\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"190763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a><\/strong> and robotic design. The 27 actuators on their faces control minute details, such as lip and eyebrow movements, achieving a high level of similarity to human gestures. This type of interaction opens the door to discussions about the ethics of developing machines that look so much like us.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ver-a-Ameca-y-Azi-conversando-es-escalofriante-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Ameca and Azi are humanoid robots\" class=\"wp-image-199683\" style=\"width:664px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ver-a-Ameca-y-Azi-conversando-es-escalofriante-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ver-a-Ameca-y-Azi-conversando-es-escalofriante-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ver-a-Ameca-y-Azi-conversando-es-escalofriante-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ver-a-Ameca-y-Azi-conversando-es-escalofriante-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ver-a-Ameca-y-Azi-conversando-es-escalofriante-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Ver-a-Ameca-y-Azi-conversando-es-escalofriante.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Azi has 27 actuators on his face. Source: Engineered Arts <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ameca and Azi are obedient humanoids<\/h2>\n\n<p>Amid the growing debate over the realism of robots, Engineered Arts claims that Ameca (which recently <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/the-self-aware-ameca-robot-confesses-fear\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>declared itself self-aware<\/strong><\/a> ) and Azi <strong>are completely safe and obedient<\/strong> . The company insists that these <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/world-robotics-conference-2024-robots\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"182762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">humanoid robots<\/a><\/strong> are programmed to avoid any harm, emphasizing that their mission is only to explore the potential of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/technology-robotics-oil-gas-pipelines\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"98389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">robotic technology<\/a><\/strong> . The video below shows Azi conversing fluently.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Azi Reacts To Its Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vEhzXzI7tzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social media and don&#8217;t miss any of our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fayerwayer.com\/ciencia\/2024\/10\/22\/existe-un-robot-autoconsciente-ya-tiene-su-primer-amigo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FayerWayer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Photos: Engineered Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 32 facial actuators, they achieve human-like expressions, generating admiration and concern in their autonomous interaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":199841,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13058],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-199845","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-robotics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/199845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/199845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=199845"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=199845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}