Mimbo the iPhone Robot Mimics Your Emotions

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Stan Schroeder
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Mimbo the iPhone Robot Mimics Your Emotions
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At first glance, Mimbo isn't really all that interesting: it consists of two eyes and a mouth on an iPhone screen, with the rest being concealed by a simple cardboard body.

However, with the help of TouchOSC Interface and some facial recognition tracking, it becomes a very cool little thing, mimicking the movements of your eyes, eyebrows and mouth, as you can see in the video below.

While the process of creating Mimbo isn't just a matter of slapping a new app on an iPhone - it requires the understanding of some basic programming concepts and learning the basics of the TouchOSC Interface as well as face recognition app called FaceOSC - those of you who like tinkering should be able to create your own Mimbo relatively easily. Don't call us when it becomes self-aware and turns against you, though.

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