NTU Singapore · Social and companion robots
Nadine
A highly expressive research platform for advanced human-robot social interaction studies
Overview
Nadine is a stationary social humanoid robot designed for lifelike face-to-face interaction, featuring realistic skin, hair, and articulated hands. It can engage in autonomous multilingual conversations, identify individuals, and recall past interactions, while also simulating emotions through facial expressions and gestures.
Specifications
- Deployment Stage
- Research platform
- Communication
- Natural language processing, speech recognition
- Degrees of Freedom
- 27 degrees of freedom
- Locomotion
- Stationary
- Sensors
- 3D cameras, microphones
Where it performs
- Highly realistic and lifelike physical appearance
- Advanced capability for autonomous multilingual conversation
- Simulates human emotions through facial and gesture expressions
What to check before buying
- Strictly a research platform, not intended for commercial deployment
- Deployment requires significant custom software development
- Movement restricted to stationary operation