EngineAI T800 learns to turn its head and greet you

Looking at the Person You're Talking To

A robot that answers correctly while staring at a wall feels wrong. Facing the person who spoke, and offering a hand when they walk up, is most of what makes an interaction read as social rather than mechanical.

The T800 now has both.

What's New

• Head turning and tilting — Two degrees of freedom in the neck, so the robot can turn towards a voice and tilt to meet someone's eyes
• Greeting gestures — Wave and handshake, triggered on approach or on request
• Driven by the agent — The robot decides when to look and when to greet as part of the conversation, rather than needing a scripted sequence
• Card-level control — Head and gesture appear as cards on the canvas, so you can wire them to sensors, triggers, or skills

Why It Matters

In reception and guided-tour work, most of the impression a robot leaves comes from the first two seconds — whether it noticed you and acknowledged you. Head tracking and a greeting cover exactly that moment.

Platform Notes

• 173 cm tall, 25 degrees of freedom, of which 2 are in the neck
• Head control and gestures are available as separate cards, so you can enable one without the other

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