Robovie droid helps lost shoppers
The Osaka-based Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (ATR) has developed a crowd-monitoring humanoid robot that recognizes when people are lost and helps them find their way.
In a series of demonstrations conducted from January 22 to 24, a souped-up version of ATR’s Robovie humanoid robot monitored people as they passed through a 100 square meter (1,076 sq ft) section of the Universal Citywalk Osaka shopping center. Relying on data from 16 cameras, 6 laser range finders and 9 RFID tag readers installed in and around the area, the robot was able to watch up to 20 people at a time, pinpoint their locations to within a few centimeters, and classify each individual’s behavior into one of 10 categories (waiting, wandering, walking fast, running, etc.).
Whenever Robovie spotted people who looked disoriented, the child-sized droid wheeled up to them and asked, “Are you lost?” If so, the robot provided simple directions to the destination and pointed the way. If not, the robot proceeded to recommend nearby shops and restaurants.
ATR says the Robovie test is the first in a long series of robot-related demonstrations to be conducted at Universal Citywalk Osaka. This week, the company announced it was establishing a permanent base in the shopping center, which will serve as a real-world environment for testing new robot-oriented business ideas. In June, the company plans to start hiring out its machines to companies toying with the idea of employing robots.
[Sources: Robot Watch, Yomiuri, Nikkei]
Is there a videolink to see Robovie in action ?
Thanks !
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Robot Helps Lost Shoppers…
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Well this is another prove that this days meaning of “private” is disapering step by step. No body knows who watch us and so few people understand that our body language tells so much about us…
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so are the shoppers carrying the RFID chips, or what?
The RFID tags are quite possibly those from the products they bought and have in their shopping bags.
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What ever happened to the simple life like back in 1900? People has forgotten that, that time in history was very good years. Where you had to use your brain, not a robot thinking for you. Nobody or any man made object will do my thinking.
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