Technology
When you have to
search something in an office, a robot can find it on your behalf. Hitachi
unveiled the upgraded version of its guide robot EMIEW 2 introduced in 2007. The
new version is 80 cm high, and weighs 14 kg. With the help of two wheels, it
can travel at 6 km/h.
You need to install
multiple indoor cameras in your office. When you ask the robot aloud “Where is
my watch?” the robot will get the image of your watch in the database containing
100 million images on the Internet using the special software in less than one
second. It checks the image on the Internet with the image it gets from the in-house
cameras, and pinpoints the place where the watch is located. It replies to you
with the exact location of the watch, and it takes you to the location if you so
desire. The company developed the technology to calculate the optimal posture of
the robot instantaneously to prevent it from falling when it goes around a
curve. Thanks to this technology, the robot can travel in a balanced manner without
reducing speed. The company plans to put the new robot into practical use and market
it to business offices and hospitals in less than five years.
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