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Introduction | Examples

morphies as described earlier can be manifested in many different forms and shapes. The following are some examples on creations that utilizes the anthropomorphic behavior we have.

	Keepon Keepon is already a famous and cute little robot that has been watched by thousands of people on YouTube. It's currently only available in an educational and research form and is expensive, but the creators are working on a cheaper version that will be more widely available. The Keepon is developed by Hideki Kozima and programmed by Marek Michalowski. Keepon is able to experience and react to the environment around it. It can recognize humans and objects. Check this video to see this behavior. Here is another video of the cute Keepon, watch him dance! More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keepon
	Chapit Chapit is a concept by REITORON Corporation. Another video: http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/static/2008/12/04/icrt_chapit.wmv The concept behind Chapit is to make a robot that is simple, friendly and convenient. It will be able to control your household appliances through voice commands and sending infrared signals. When you look at Chapit, you quickly realize how quickly and easy you become emotionally attached to it. It has such a friendly face and it's emotional capabilities with it's face is amazing (take a look at the video above). More information (translated to English).
	Quasi Quasi is a creation by Carnegie Mellon University. Here is an interesting video where Quasi is interacting with another robot named Moxi. See more of the these videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/interbots Yet Another video: http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/static/2008/12/04/icrt_kanegi.wmv More information: http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/beyond/2007/winter/quasis-super-bowl-debut.shtml/a>
	Phyno (FINO) National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Corporation has developed a symbiosis with Ubiquitous Robot "Phyno (FINO)". Phyno can control household appliances, keep a dialog with humans and more.
	Nexi MDS (Mobile Dexterous Social) Robot designed and built in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab's Personal Robots Group, UMASS Amherst's Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics, Xitome Design, and Meka Robotics. The above video illustrates the robot's expressive range of movement using scripted animations and pre-recorded speech. The following video describes the details behind the MDS robot. More information at MIT: http://robotic.media.mit.edu/projects/robots/mds/overview/overview.html

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