Geminoid F
![A female robot with a realistically human appearance of a young Japanese woman.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/fb8e6372fd8cf116677bd50f96311bd17c5c391b-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Geminoid F is an android copy of a Japanese woman. It's designed to be remotely operated, and it can smile, frown, and change facial expressions to mimic the operator's behavior.
- Creators
Ishiguro Lab, ATR, and Kokoro
- Year
- 2010
- Country
- Japan 🇯🇵
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
The identity of the Japanese model on which the Geminoid F is based remains a mystery.
![Close-up of the robots face with brown eyes, brown hair, pink lips and golden skin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/4a0ee8121aa3ccf2792b2cca8637162768aeb726-2048x1536.jpg?rect=520,94,1008,1404&w=900&auto=format)
![A view under the robots skin shows just the electronics inside, plus eyeballs and teeth.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/1f60cde40d21e9106170e2c589bbdb09a0e8bad2-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
History
Japanese animatronics firm Kokoro and Hiroshi Ishiguro, a researcher at ATR and a professor at Osaka University, unveiled the original Geminoid HI-1 in 2006. In 2010, Kokoro, Ishiguro, and ATR introduced the Geminoid F, based on a female model and designed to study human-robot interaction.
![Full body view of the seated metal and electronic skeleton of the robot.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/5379dff80249b8216ac0c687936c92d74aa5d545-2048x1536.jpg?rect=504,0,1036,1536&w=900&auto=format)
![A very realistic looking female and male android sit together.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/69552610df1bb4c9b845162d402c75fc8bb5c2cc-2048x1536.jpg?rect=520,0,1008,1536&w=900&auto=format)
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![Close-up of female android Geminoid F, with smooth peach color skin, small pink lips, brown eyes and hair.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/376a21c54bdeffd55a08d6adfe23da0287a7c04d-4928x3264.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Specs
- Overview
Capable of performing breathing and blinking movements autonomously.
- Status
Inactive
- Year
2010
- Website
- Width
- 80 cm
- Height
- 140 cm (sitting posture)
- Length
- 60 cm
- Weight
- 30 kg
- Actuators
12 pneumatic actuators
- Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
- 12 (Face: 7 DoF; Neck: 3 DoF; Chest: 1 DoF; Spine: 1 DoF)
- Materials
Silicone rubber for skin. Fiber-reinforced plastic for skull. Metal and plastic for internal frame and mechanisms. Urethane foam for shape support. Natural and synthetic hair.
- Compute
External teleoperation control unit and air valve system
- Software
Windows OS. Custom robot control and teleoperation software.
- Power
External air compressor
- Cost
- $127,000