自立型二輪走行ロボット Two-wheeled autonomous robot

自立型二輪走行ロボット Two-wheeled autonomous robot

2010年3月10日、東芝科学館にてデモ。
数日前に搬入されたそうで、まだ動作実験中だそうです。まだ名前も看板もついていなかった。

自立型二輪走行装置はセグウェイが有名ですが、この東芝製ロボットは、家庭内での家事補助を目的としたもので、室内の多少の段差や狭い動作環境でも機敏に動けることが二輪­走行のメリットになっています。二眼による環境の識別による「自律」走行も特長。
原理としては革新的ではありませんが、家事補助ロボットとして実用化に近づいたロボットとしてすごいと思います。

It is demonstrating in the science pavilion of Toshiba on March 10, 2010.
It seems to have been carried several days ago, and it seems still to be experimenting on operation. Neither the name nor the signboard had been given yet.

To assist housework in the home, the one of this robot made by Toshiba though the Segway of the independence type two-wheel travel gear is famous.
Being possible to move quickly even in a few indoor differences and narrow system requirements is an advantage of two-wheel running. The identification of a surrounding obstacle etc. by two eyes, and features are autonomous to run [shita].
I think it is terrible as the robot that approaches practical use as a housework assistance robot though it is not reformative as the principle.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Two-wheeled
• autonomous
• robot
• 自立型
• 二輪
• 走行
• ロボット

[wonjaein]

Good

[Depotmaster]

lol, Its a segway with orientation program

[lorangbiter]

its usless at home

[AllFractUp]

If other systems were developed to place and remove items on its head/platform then this machine could be more useful as it wouldn't need a human attendant as often. Ok so what do you do about stairs? Easy. Each floor has its own fleet of Wheelie bots. Dumb waiters can be motorized to deliver items from one floor to the next. Ideally a bot that can climb stairs and manipulate its environment is the way to go. But has anyone made a bot that does that yet? The segway-type bot is all the rage.

[AllFractUp]

Now lets assume this machine makes it to market. What could it really be used for? How about a fleet of food servers in a restaurant trying to capture publicity. So as a novelty act it has immediate value. How about at kids parties or at schools? Again, this is a cool way to get kids into math and science by showing real live robots in their everyday environments. How about for the disabled? Or the bed-ridden?

It requires someone or something to place or remove objects from the bot.

[AllFractUp]

This little prototype doesn't have much commercial or home use. I think really all its serves is to show off their balancing act on two slender wheels and a torso that tilts into the turns. The charging bolt on the back panel presents too many electrocution issues. Attaching a jumper cable to the bolt appears to be the way to charge this machine.

Now, the tiny pair of wheels at the base are plain silly. Why are they so low?

[terraf0rm]

I would like to kick this little robot.

[somejackball]

it's 2010 ya jackballs! little behind on the technology aren't we!??

[kn00tcn]

sounded like a race (beeps right before)

[lottabills]

wtf? people this is 2010!!! I can train a vacuem to do this...