Circuit Category: Robotics News

Robot Journalist, from Photography to Interview

robot journalist

The expertise of robots increasingly diverse, depending on the purpose of the creator. And now a robot that its existence was enough to make journalists and bloggers smile, has emerged.

“Robot journalist” is the name of this robot. As the name implies, she can do activities normally done by the news hunters.

This robot can analyze the circumstances surrounding the incident and decide whether it was feasible to be a news. With on-board camera that he had, this journalist robots could also take pictures of relevant objects, this robot even claimed has ability to interview the news sources

Yotaro Baby Robot Simulator

yotaro robot baby simulator

The low birth rate in Japan encouraged a group of students create a robot baby. ‘Baby’ can respond to touch, crying, laughing even sneeze.

Baby robot called “Yotaro” was developed by students at the University of Tsukuba. Yotaro have “skin” that can respond to a touch. Facial expressions and movements can vary depending on the received touch.

Just like a real baby, Yotara will smile, when he stroked her belly rubbed, and wake up when the “seduced” with a shaken toy.

Housemaid robot will become more Lean

kojiro housemaid robot

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created a humanoid robot. This time he claimed to be able to do any homework, as a housemaid.

With a body built like a human, complete with mechanical skeleton, muscles and tendons, as well as the existence of false spine, she was able to walk gracefully like a human.

Robotic research team led by Professor Nakanishi was named the robot “Kojiro”.

Nakanishi mada hope in future he can make Kojiro in lighter weight and flexible and thus more agile to work cleaning up the house.

Flying chairs for elderly people

flying chair robot

Japan is always ahead in technology innovation. One of the new creation of one of the scientists in the “Sakura country” is a “flying chair” like in futuristic movies.

Tsunesuke Furuta, designers of this tool from Kobe Gakuin University says that these unique chairs made especially for the elderly or those who have a problem with the event moving.

This is also as an alternative way for those who are bored in a wheelchair and has a desire to try something new that has high technology.

South Korean government to use robots as a teacher

korean robot teacher

The lack of English language teachers who qualified in South Korea, urged the South Korea government to develop a robot that can teach English.

The presence of an English teacher robot is no surprise because South Korea has been used to create advanced robots.

Some playgroup and kindergarten students have been ‘acquainted’ with a robot that is an English teacher. English language learning atmosphere becomes fun with a robot that looks funny, like a cartoon character.