Fire-fighting robots head to South Korea, could face conflicts of interest
Fire fighting robots have been put to work for little to no pay once or twice before, but it seems as if the exception is slowly becoming the rule. Just recently, a smattering of fire stations in Daegu (just south of Seoul, South Korea) enlisted the help of two robotic firefighters to jump into “the center of blazing infernos” if need be. The Fire Spy Robots are fully automated and equipped with wheels, though it should be noted that their help is currently labeled “a trial run.” Both of the critters were constructed by Hoya Robot and can be maneuvered via humans watching the surroundings through an onboard camera, and while the company claims that these guys can shake off temperatures as high as 500 degrees Celsius for over an hour, there’s no mention of what kind of mental meltdown it would surely have should it arrive to extinguish the work of its cousin.
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Fire-fighting robots head to South Korea, could face conflicts of interest originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 8th, 2009
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Topics: Fire, FireFighter, FireSafety, RoboticFireFighter, Safety, SouthKorea, fire fighter, fire safety, humanoid, korea, robot, robotic fire fighter, south korea
Murata Seiko unicycling robot stays upright, wows onlookers at CEATEC (video)
Murata Seiko, the newly improved unicycling robot that we peeked a few weeks ago, was proudly on stage with her bicycling sibling at CEATEC, and we couldn’t resist the urge to swing by and see exactly how amazing her balancing skills were. Sure enough, the bot never once teetering or tottered, and while it didn’t scoot around for very long, we were still impressed to see it hold itself up with no human intervention. ‘Course, we won’t really be wowed until she successfully navigates down a few slops on the way to San Francisco’s Pier 39, but based on what we saw in Japan, we’d say that she’s well on her way. Check the vid after the break if you’re scouting a performance.
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Topics: Ceatec2009, EngadgetVideo, Murata Seiko, MurataGirl, MurataSeiko, balance, ceatec, ceatec 2009, demo, engadget video, humanoid, murata, murata girl, robot, unicycle, video
Yamaha’s singing robot quietly trolls, slyly frightens at CEATEC (video)
As with most robots that sing, Yamaha’s demonstration at CEATEC was nothing short of terrifying. Oh sure, it’s sort of impressive that the modified HRP-4C could take requests from a pre-selected list of jams on an iPhone, but after witnessing actual artists perform at Club Quattro in Shibuya, we’d say this chick has aways to go before she’s accepted into the blossoming Japan music circuit. Judge for yourself after the break, Simon.
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Posted: October 8th, 2009
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Topics: Ceatec2009, EngadgetVideo, HRP-4C, RobotSinging, SingingRobot, ceatec, ceatec 2009, engadget video, features, humanoid, iPhone, robot, robot singing, sing, singing, singing robot, video
