Physical Face Cloning

We propose a complete process for designing, simulating, and fabricating synthetic skin for an animatronics character that mimics the face of a given subject and its expressions. The process starts with measuring the elastic properties of a material used to manufacture synthetic soft tissue. Given these measurements we use physics-based simulation to predict the behavior of a face when it is driven by the underlying robotic actuation. Next, we capture 3D facial expressions for a given target subject. As the key component of our process, we present a novel optimization scheme that determines the shape of the synthetic skin as well as the actuation parameters that provide the best match to the target expressions. We demonstrate this computational skin design by physically cloning a real human face onto an animatronics figure.

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[MGBlacks]

And so it begins...

[mas8705]

So Disney is Skynet. You would think we would have seen this sooner...

[Simon Rose]

faithfully mimics? --- not

[DeadlyRaceHawk]

What if I don't want to live?

[Ben Hill]

I want my own

[Ben Hill]

the terminator?

[ForceTheShadow]

A whole new kind of identity theft.. 

[Jonathan Bento]

ok, but what is the point of that?

[BadLactose]

The model is really sexy. He has very kissable lips.

[Sasha Moore]

What's the point?

[theknightswhosayfrak]

I didn't think they used animatronics anymore. I thought they just used Pixar's animation.

[ManicHispanic24]

pandoras box anyone?