Communications Robot
Aim
What features are required in order for a robot to be well accepted by many different people? We are taking a robotics and cognitive science approach to creating a robot that has various communicative functions and will be well accepted within our sociery.
We developed 「Robovie-IV」, a platform for research which has various communication functionalities such as voice dialog and skin sensing.
Specification
| Freedom： | 3 on head （2 for each eye） 4 for each chest 2 for wheel up and down 4 for assist wheel |
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| Sensor： | 4 for amnidirection 2 for Color CCD camera 1 for Microphone 56 for skin sensor(whole body) 2 for posture sensor |
| Movement： | wheeled inverted pendulum mechanism and PWS with four casters |
| Built-In PC： | CPU:Pentium-M 2GHz OS:Linux |
| Power Supply： | DC 24V (Ni-Cd) |
Hardware Architechture
Soft Skin and Body Sensor
Robovie-IV can change wheeled inverted pendulum mode to normal wheeled mode
Human Position Recognition by RF Tag and Laser Range Sensor
Future Plan
Through the accumulation of experimental research in our office as well as at a Science Museum, we are beginning to understand the communication features that necessary for a robot to easily participate in our sociery.
So, in the near future, we will be able to create a robot that can suuport us in our daily life.
