The Ameca humanoid robot can be seen winking, pursing his lips, frowning, and smiling in a mirror after receiving an upgrade to his facial expression capabilities.<br /><br />The android received 12 new facial actuators, basically a component of a machine that controls movements, and the robot showed off its capabilities in front of a mirror in a video posted on YouTube.<br /><br />Ameca, which is a product of UK-based Engineered Arts and billed as the "world's most advanced" humanoid robot, was previously seen grabbing a researcher's hand in a video because it had entered his "personal space".<br /><br />The robot resembles the machines in Will Smith I's hit Robot, and has also been seen interacting with humans at various tech conferences.<br /><br />"Designed specifically as a platform for the development of future robotic technologies, Ameca is the perfect humanoid robotic platform for human-robot interaction," writes Engineered Arts on its website.<br /><br />'We focus on bringing you innovative technologies that are reliable, modular, upgradeable and easy to develop.'<br /><br />Ameca's latest update prompted a variety of comments from YouTubers, including several who called it "mind-blowing" or "incredible" work.<br /><br />'Compared to the Sophia robot, my money would definitely be on Ameca. She is far ahead of Sophia and is developing many times faster. Compared to 3 years ago, Sophia has only made minor progress,” one user writes.<br /><br />Ameca's expressions are also much more realistic. Combine Ameca with the mobility abilities of Boston Robotics and Ameca will be walking, moving and talking like a human in no time (I'm guessing by 2024).
