Researchers are developing a mechanical cochlea, a device that functions much like its human counterpart in the ear. Yet, because it is composed of micromachined parts and integrated circuits, the apparatus should be inexpensive to manufacture and could potentially capture a range of frequencies well beyond those of human hearing.
The friendly facial expressions, the soothing hand gestures, the coolly intelligent voice: Put them all together, and she is both disarmingly lifelike and surprisingly persuasive.
WowWee Robotics Introduces Its Most Human-Like Robot to Date - With a Feisty Personality, Speech Capabilities and More
Untethered and controllable “microrobot” measures 60 micrometers by 250 micrometers. - By Sue Knapp