Joey Chaos

Joey Chaos is a pioneering humanoid robot from Hanson Robotics, unveiled in 2007 as a punk-rock persona designed for human-robot interaction studies. Featuring Frubber skin that mimics human flesh with realistic facial expressions, Joey engages in natural conversations using speech recognition and synthesis, face tracking via camera eyes, and a rebellious attitude for banter and jokes. This small-scale bipedal platform demonstrates advanced motion control for walking, eye contact maintenance, and personality simulation, pushing boundaries in expressive robotics. With cognitive language understanding and anime-inspired aesthetics like spiky hair, Joey explores how humans respond to edgy robotic personalities, serving as an early benchmark for conversational AI and lifelike interactions in research and public demos, blending artistry with AI to capture attention and evoke emotional responses.