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Toshiba getting closer to "life support robot" |
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Written by William Cox
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Tuesday, 14 June 2005 |
 Here's a pretty comprehensive article
on Toshiba's quest for a "life support robot." They will be demoing the
robots at the Prototype Robot Exhibition in Japan from June 9 to 19th.
The will be demoing two robots - Robot one is able to recognize a
specific voice in a crowd from any direction and then locate that
voice. Robot two can follow a specific person in a crowd. "As the
subject moves, an integrated ultrasonic sensor checks for
obstacles in the robot's way, and the robot negotiates these while
maintaining visual contact with the person."
The following robot size is as follows: diameter 380mm, heigt 430mm, weight 10kg.
The hearing robot is: diameter 450mm, heigt 900mm, weight 30kg.
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