Japanese Humanoid Robot Remotely Controlled and Capable of Balance

TapTechNews August 3rd news, according to Kyodo News, the Japanese robot innovation enterprise Human-Machine Integration and Ritsumeikan University publicly displayed their newly developed humanoid robot on the 1st.

This robot is remotely controlled by humans and can automatically maintain body balance and operate safely without prior knowledge of the surrounding environment. It is introduced that the company strives to put it into use in dangerous places such as high places within five years.

TapTechNews summarizes the main information of this robot as follows:

In terms of parameters, this robot is about 2 meters high, about 70 centimeters wide, and weighs about 90 kilograms (about 198 pounds).

In terms of operation, this robot is controlled by humans using a joystick to control the movements of hands and feet, and judges the external environment through the camera on the body. The movements of the upper body are controlled by humans, and the lower body will automatically maintain balance in order to operate in places where it is difficult for humans to control and the feet are difficult to walk.

The robot's foot is equipped with a sensor that reads external forces, and it can maintain balance even if someone suddenly pulls the robot's hand.