MIT Labs TOFU Robot Is Like a Furry Keepon
January 15th, 2009
If a Gremlin started humping on a bird, then decided to have a threesome with Keepon, before a Furby wandered by delivering a pizza and getting in on the action, this would be their bastard lovechild. It’s name is TOFU, a “squash and stretch” robot with OLED eyes developed by the boffins at the MIT Media Lab.
Tofu uses techniques of social expression that have been employed by 2D animators for ages, to explore the impact on robotics. One thing is for sure. That bot knows how to groove.
