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Electronics company Sharp has sent 36 tiny humanoid robots to a hotel in Osaka, Japan to help guests with various information requirements.
The Henn na Hotel Kansai Airport took delivery of the three dozen communication robots called “RoBoHoN”.
Each room has a seating type “RoBoHoN lite”, which provides information on hotel facilities and guest rooms. [Read more…] about Sharp sends 36 tiny humanoid robots to Japanese hotel to help guests
Interview with Rick Weidinger, CEO of Robotic Vision Technologies
A human eye transmits data to the brain at a rate of approximately 10 million bits a second, which is about the equivalent of the capacity of some Ethernet connections.
This was the finding of a study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and while that may be debatable, and perhaps doesn’t tell the whole story of the complexity of the human eye, it’s probably a widely accepted idea that our eyes collect and transmit more data than do our other “sensors”, if they can be called that – the ones for sound, touch, smell and taste – which, with sight, make up our five human senses.
Robots, of course, only have senses because their makers want to integrate sensors into them. [Read more…] about Interview: Robotic Vision Technologies boss eyes growth of global collaborative robotics market
All Kuka robots can now be “easily and intuitively” guided by hand in the workspace using a new navigation system developed by Very Important Product.
The VIP Navigator was developed in partnership with Kuka.
VIP is a special-machine engineering expert and is now offering what the companies call the ready-to-use package, “ready2_pilot”, through its Navigator product.
The new system enables “quick and easy robot programming” using intuitive guidance – physically teaching the robot – instead of computer coding. [Read more…] about Kuka and VIP launch new system to teach industrial robots without programming
Guidance covers cybersecurity best practices for all motor vehicles, individuals and organizations manufacturing and designing vehicle systems and software
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking a proactive safety approach to protect vehicles from malicious cyber-attacks and unauthorized access by releasing proposed guidance for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity.
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says: “Cybersecurity is a safety issue, and a top priority at the Department. [Read more…] about US Department of Transportation issues new cybersecurity guidelines for vehicles
Hitachi, and its subsidiary Hitachi Building Systems, have begun a trial of their “Emiew 3” humanoid robot at Haneda Airport, in Japan.
The robot, developed by Hitachi, looks a little bit like the Nao robot, in its red colouring and dimensions.
The tests will be conducted at Haneda Airport Passenger Terminal 2 (Domestic Flights) in collaboration with Japan Airport Terminal. [Read more…] about Hitachi puts robots on trial at Japan airport
