Video: HRP-4C robot sings with Vocaloid voice
07 Oct 2009
Outfitted with Yamaha’s Vocaloid singing voice synthesizer software, the HRP-4C female fashion model humanoid robot developed by AIST earlier this year has been entertaining CEATEC Japan visitors with renditions of popular songs.
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In this video, HRP-4C sings a rendition of Hitoto Yo’s “Hanamizuki.”
Weird, I first heard about Vocaloid not ten minutes ago in some other random context. Now it’s in a robot. Future shocks, we can has them.
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The music appears to be from “Kana Little Sister”, but is different.
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Cool but really creepy. The vocalization is not to bad; however, the facial features are not right. I am not comfortable with looking at her face.
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She is a great example of what scientists call the “uncanny valley”, a look close to real but still recognizably not human. Even monkeys get creeped out:
http://www.physorg.com/news174662015.html
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