Project Aiko (Japanese: 愛子) is Canada's first functional female android and was developed by Le Trung, a chemist graduate from York University. The project is also headed by Le Trung, who has designed the software and the hardware for the android. Aiko is a common Japanese girl's name meaning beloved one.
Aiko is Canada's first android that can mimic pain, and has the ability to learn what pain is and avoid it. Her first public appearance was hel...
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Project Aiko (Japanese: 愛子) is Canada's first functional female android and was developed by Le Trung, a chemist graduate from York University. The project is also headed by Le Trung, who has designed the software and the hardware for the android. Aiko is a common Japanese girl's name meaning beloved one.
Aiko is Canada's first android that can mimic pain, and has the ability to learn what pain is and avoid it. Her first public appearance was held at the Toronto International Center Exhibition in 2007 during the Hobby Show. Aiko's physical body and gear were built in a period of 3 months at a cost of $48,000 in US funds. However, Mr. Le is continually adding new hardware and software to Aiko, thus making the android more human like.
Aiko's silicone skin is manufactured by a Japanese Doll company which looks similar to that of actual human skin. The android weighs 30 kilograms and has a height of 151 centimeters.
The creator has been quoted as reporting that Aiko can recognize speech,...
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