Le Trung, a 33 year old inventor living in his parents basement is building a humanoid companion named "Aiko" and is seeking investment to get the job done. "She can recognize faces, she can identify medication, she can even butter your toast," he says. "Her fingertips are still made of cardboard, see. I don't have money for titanium," With about $24,000 invested and his credit cards run up, the unemployed inventor continues to work on a shoestring budget hoping to attract the money he needs to finish the job. "I'm attached to it, but do I sleep with it? No," he says. "It was just less threatening to develop a female robot."
Trung's vision is for Aiko to be humanoid helper for hospitals, retirement homes or airports.
Globe and Mail story.
Trung's vision is for Aiko to be humanoid helper for hospitals, retirement homes or airports.
Globe and Mail story.
