We’ve seen robots star in plays before, but the one in a new production of Franz Kafka’sThe Metamorphosis doesn’t take on a bit role or even a supporting one: it’s the show’s lead actor. While we feel bad for struggling theater performers who can never seem to get a big break, it seems rather fitting for a robot to take center stage for this particular story. See,The Metamorphosis is about a man who inexplicably turns into a giant insect — the play’s director, Oriza Hirata, just substituted a robot for the bug in this Japanese-French production. Sure, it’s a lot easier to just get someone who can act like an automaton, but where’s the fun in that?
Hirata didn’t even pick an old robot for the job. No, he collaborated with roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro (whom you might remember for creating creepy humanoid machines) to develop Repliee S1 for the part, and he made sure it can smile, laugh and even speak its lines in an automated voice.
via Engadget
October 22, 2014
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