Woof! Vocal synth creates realistic barks

• Autores: Matt Reynolds
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3129, 2017, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Robotic canine companions are getting an upgrade. Artificially generated baits that match a robot dogs physical characteristics can stop it falling into the uncanny valley. As tech improves, robot pets are set to become more popular. But they will need to sound the part. Most existing robo-dogs are programmed to play pre-recorded woofs or growls that rarely fit the robots outward appearance, says Roger Moore at the University of Sheffield, UK. He's developed a vocalization synthesizer that generates biologically fitting sounds for land mammals of any size.