Dr. John Murray of the University of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, UK wants to know why, despite our fascination with movie and television sci-fi androids, we humans actually seem to have an aversion to real-life C3POs and their kin. He’s employing three 3D-printed robots produced using open source software and designs to test his theories about human and humanoid robot interaction. The robots are the result of a project, InMoov, designed by French model maker and sculptor, Gael Langevin. Their shells can be easily 3D printed on a home printer with a large enough build volume. Dr. Murray thinks these robots will eventually be put to use in Lincolnshire-area hospitals and museums, where they can supplement human labor. more details on this story can be found here: http://3dprint.com/47822/3d-printed-robots-hospitals/


Below is a picture of one of these robots: