Scientists of the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has long concerned with building a robot capable of copying human facial expressions. One of the first developments in this direction was a robot Buddy 1.5. A robot moving eyes, eyebrows, lips – as well as the operator, sitting opposite.

Recently, Professor Jun-Ho Oh was crowned “Man of the Year 2004″ from the Institute for Advanced Science and Technology of Korea (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, KAIST) for his work on robotic humanoid . It meets today in a lengthy interview published on OhmyNews, which explains the characteristics and challenges of humanoid robot [...]