Inventor: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Company: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Timeline: 2010 - current
Structure: Humanoid
Mobility: Walk
WOW... this robot is spectacular and is considered one of the best performer among all the robots in the world. This robot have many potentials.
Inventor: Toyota Company: Toyota
Timeline: ??? - current
Structure: Humanoid
Mobility: Wheel and Leg
Toyota went into a different arena in robotics by inventing musical playing robots. It's very impressive to have robots to play music like trumpets, tubas and drums in front of audiance. It's a matter of time for robots to artificial intelligently learn to invent new musics. And wonder if Toyota will create a set of Classical Music Robots Team.
Inventor: Toyota
Company: Toyota
Timeline: 2007 - current
Structure: Humanoid
Mobility: wheel
A tour guide robot which Toyota developed to interact with visitor in Toyota Kaikan Exihibition Hall in Toyota City. One thing good is that this robot is been used to be used as a tour guide. If only we can have avatar for the robot and it's going to be interesting to have robina in different company as a tour guide.
My first thought after watching EMIEW 2 is that this is a Segway Robot. Well, one thing good about this robot is the intelligent manoeuvre using the 2 wheels. Tentatively the robot is cute, can move, and communicate with human. Perhaps EMIEW 2 can be enhance to bring a human from point A to point B by stepping on a platform, and provide a brief introduction speech to a guest.
Inventor: H. Yamada, S. Chigisaki, M. Mori, K. Takita, K. Ogami, S. Hirose
Institute: Hirose Fukushima Robotics Lab
Timeline: 2005 - current
Structure: Snake
Mobility: Swim and Slithering
ACM-R5 was developed for the purpose of performing search and rescue missions. In water, the snake-bot move very fast. However on land, the movement looks like it requires a wheel rather than a real snake movement. Nevertheless it's a small step for a great invention. ACM-R5 would be much better if:-
- Snake-bot would be much useful if the size could be much smaller like a real snake size which can move through tiny holes.
- This robot would be like a real snake if it can move on land through a real slithering and a strong body
- Best if build with more sensors like heat sensor, strong hearing, night sensors, radio frequency sensor, etc
- ACM-R5 can be enhance further if can "swallow" a human with elastic strong body during disaster to protect and bring the human back to safe ground. And perhaps to protect a human in it's strong body from radiation disaster.
Inventor: Takanori Shibata
Institute: Intelligent System Research Institute of Japan's AIST
Timeline: 1993 - current
Structure: Baby Harp Seal
Mobility: N/A
Paro is a therapeutic robot baby harp seal which is a very cute and have a claming effect on patients. The build-in AI, sensors and a real baby harp seal sound brings Paro to win the Worl's Most Therapeutic Robot certified by Guiness World Records. Now if only a therapeutic robot puppy dog would be nice.
Inventor: Hajime Sorayama
Company: Sony Corporation
Timeline: 1999 - 2006
Structure: Dog
Mobility: Walk
When AIBO was launched in year 1999, I was awe with such marvellous technology to see a robotic pet dogs. Sony could had improve further on AIBO to become a real pet dogs which can really walk, run, guard and communicate with the owner like a real dogs. Too bad Sony discontinue in year 2008.
Inventor: Honda Engineers
Company: Honda
Timeline: 1980s - current
Structure: Humanoid
Mobility: Walk, Slow Run
ASIMO, the once considered most technological advanced robots announced to the world in year 2000 that awe mankind. Till now, ASIMO is still considered one of the best robots but HONDA is still not mass selling the robots. It cost a whopping million of dollars to own ASIMO. So, what does HONDA wants to do with ASIMO?
ASIMO is in humanoid form with 2 legs able to walk and run. With some build in intelligent, ASIMO has object recognition and able to interact with human.
I wonder when ASIMO can be in my living room doing the house cleaning and cooking for me... And I guess other robots may end up in my living room one day instead of ASIMO. With the right pricing and sound ability to clean and cook, I'll want to have ASIMO.
ASIMO invention has gone through a long journey and see the evolutions:
Inventor: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
