[Kyodo News, August 2]Ritsumeikan University and the robot innovation company “Human-Robot Integration” in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, publicly displayed a humanoid robot developed by the university in Japan on the 1st in Kusatsu City. The robot is remotely controlled by a person and can automatically maintain body balance and operate safely without knowing the surrounding environment in advance. It is expected to be put into use in dangerous places such as high places within 5 years.

According to the company, the operation of the automatic robot requires input of external information such as terrain in advance. However, if it is to deal with unknown height differences and unexpected situations, it will take more money and time to input all the information.

The robot developed this time is about 2 meters high, 70 centimeters wide, and weighs about 90 kilograms. The robot’s soles are equipped with sensors that read external forces, so it can maintain balance even if someone suddenly pulls the robot’s hand.

The robot uses a joystick to control the movements of its hands and feet, and uses the camera on the body to judge the external environment. The upper body is controlled by humans, and the lower body automatically maintains balance so that it can operate in difficult places where humans cannot control their feet in time.

Human-machine integration is an innovative enterprise incubated by Ritsumeikan University. (End)