Seeing the number of elderly farmers, a professor of Japanese creative by creating a robot capable of supporting the elderly farmers.

Professor Shigeki Toyama of the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Graduate School of Engineering created a tool to reduce the physical burden of farmers.

Quoted from Cnet, Tuesday (08/24/2010), as many as 60% of the population who work as farmers in the country of Japan was 65 years old. At that age they become the main pillar of the workforce in the agricultural sector.

Robot manufacturer, Pal Robotics is based in Spain managed to create a humanoid robot. Robot named REMM-H1 is designed to provide services to the travelers at various tourist attractions in or used for office purposes. In particular, this robot is capable of acting as the hotel staff or tour guide at the museum.

Quoted from Slash Gear, Thursday (29/7/2010), though it is not equipped with legs, this robot can run using the wheel located at the bottom. Like other humanoid robots, Reem-H1 also has no facial expression. However, this robot has a stereoscopic camera that is located behind the eyes to recognize someone’s face. He also has a microphone that can distinguish between several languages.

This video is the game animation for the 2010 FIRST Robotics FRC competition entitled “Breakaway.” It details field layout and various aspects of the game itself. Download available here: robotics.arc.nasa.gov