Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
OK, OK, I know what everyone is thinking... "What is this craziness? Intergalactic Love?" Well, let's just attribute it to a poor Japanese-English translation. It is actually an interesting movie. The title should have been left at just "Hinokio," which is a play on words from the old, classic film title "Pinocchio." This movie is about a Japanese boy who is unable to walk and thus uses a humanoid robot to experience life; everything the robot sees, hears, and feels, so does the boy. He uses telepresence to control the robot from his bedroom.
The film has amazing graphics and cinematography, and the human-robot interaction techniques are very well thought-out. I'd recommend everyone grab a copy and watch it. Definitely worth the time!
NOTE: This post originally appeared on Hizook.com, which has been transformed into a robotics-centric website. To preserve all of my original posts, I've transferred the content to my new homepage TravisDeyle.com. I also encourage you to scope out the new Hizook -- where this post has also been updated!
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