Robot plays the lead role on the stage

South Korean scientists are expected to release more plays this year with the main cast of robots, some of which are covered by robots.

Lee Ho-gil, a specialist in the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, said the EveR-3 robot will play the lead role in public plays from now until the end of the year.

'Actor' EveR-3 is trying on traditional Korean costume. Photo: Daylife

According to Lee, the 1.57-meter-tall and 50-kilogram "beautiful" man was made to perform on stage and has played many children's plays, such as 'Robot Princess and the Seven Dwarfs'. robots and seven dwarfs) debuted last year.

"In the play last year, we tested the scene where only 'princess' EveR3 and her robot counterpart appeared. We know that is not an easy task, but we will continue the same test this year, " Lee said.

However, it will take some time for the new robots to perform onstage for many hours without the help of professional actors. Currently, the performance of the robot actor is still rigid, not flexible. In other words, they do not have the ability to capture the emotions of the audience so it is easy to bore viewers. Lee predicts that when robots begin to 'pitch' into theatrical play, the cost of a dramatic play is reduced dramatically, because a robotic play is just a bunch of 'flesh-and- is enough.

Since late 2008, the EveR-3 robot has a beautiful body and smooth skin, just like humans. 'She' has the ability to communicate in two languages and can move her lips to the words. With more than 20 motors on the face, the EveR-3 can show 16 different facial expressions to express the emotions of emotions: bliss, anger, stuttering in different situations. Today, this 'beautiful' man moves on the wheel but Lee hopes to upgrade her to a two-legged robot with a human-like gait.