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March 9, 2006
Humanoid bots at hotel guests' service
Hitachi's humanoid "Emiew" robots got some on-the-job training this week that could prove helpful should the bots settle on a career in hospitality. The little guys showed off their mobility, voice recognition and speech skills by greeting guests at the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay hotel as part of a weeklong publicity campaign by the Sheraton and Hitachi.
Emiew robots
Hitachi unveiled the self-balancing Emiew last year, calling it the fastest robot yet. The 4.2-foot sensor-loaded bot uses wheels instead of feet to move at a spritely 3.7 mph. It avoids obstacles and chats with human counterparts using a vocabulary of about 100 words.
Caption: Hitachi's new "Emiew" robots, Pal and Chum, use wheels instead of feet to move at a spritely 3.7 mph. The rolling robots have a vocabulary of about 100 words and are intended for eventual use in offices and factories.
Article Credit: http://news.com.com/2061-10801_3-6047584.html
Photo Credit: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images
Emiew robots. http://news.com.com/Photo+Hitachis+rolling+robots/2009-1008_3-5617806.html
Posted by sjc at March 9, 2006 7:55 PM
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