Summary
Musio is a social robot designed by AKA Intelligence, powered by MUSE, an AI engine developed for communication, specifically to help people who wish to improve their English conversational skills.[citation needed] Using learning algorithms, Musio converses with people, and recognizes objects and understands people's facial expressions.[1][2] Musio also has an emotional engine, which lets it express facial expressions and related sounds. In May 2015, Musio was crowdfunded on Indiegogo, where 201% of the needed funding was raised, resulting in a total of just over $100k.[3]
Purpose edit
Musio is designed for educational purposes, specifically to help people who wish to improve their English speaking abilities.[citation needed] Apart from simple questions and answers, a natural conversation can be carried out.[4] In addition, an assistant OID partner device, named Sophy, provides learning opportunities from a wide range of educational material. Musio includes "Pronunciation Checkup" and "Grammar Correction," among other features, to help with pronunciation and grammar.[citation needed]
Sophy edit
Sophy is Musio's companion robot that allows Musio to interact with various study materials. Using an optical LED Sensor (OID) and low-energy Bluetooth connection, Sophy can "read" information and send it to Musio. When Sophy needs to communicate to the user, a tactile feedback motor is used. This can be felt in a series of Morse-code taps to convey the message. A Morse-code manual is provided with Sophy.[5]
MUSE edit
MUSE is the deep learning-based AI engine for communication that powers Musio.[citation needed] It attempts to understand the user via textual language, oral language, gestures and facial expressions. AKA Intelligence built the machine learning system on the neuroscience to interplay between structure (i.e. rule-based) and antistructure methods (i.e. statistical).[6]
Specification edit
| Musio | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | Height: 218 mm, Depth: 83 mm, Width: 174 mm, Weight: 850g |
| CPU | ARM Cortex quad core |
| Battery | 10800mAh (2700mAh Li-cell Battery 4EA) |
| Display | 5.5" Color TFT-LCD 1080x1920 (FHD) |
| MIC | Noise Canceling |
| SPK | Rated 1.0W / Max 1.2W |
| Platform | Android 5.1.1 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n BT 4.0 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ AI robot touted as future English-learning tool for Japanese kids, Japan Times, 2015.11.19
- ^ Meet the Chatty Robot Who Wants to Outsmart Every Other Toy, Times, 2015.06.02
- ^ Musio: Your Curious New Friend, Indiegogo, 2016.11.08
- ^ Adorable AI-powered robot Musio just wants to be your friend, Engadget, 2015.06.01
- ^ Sophy User Guide[permanent dead link], Sophy User Guide, 2016.11.12
- ^ Deep learning quantum engine, AKA Intelligence, 2016.11.10
External links edit
- Official website