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Scientists have presented to the public an ambitious plan for creating a humanoid robot with artificial muscles to create which will take only nine months.
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Engineers from the University of Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Zurich hope that Roboy is 1.2 meters tall, designed to look like a child can help the sick and the elderly people acting as a mechanical assistant. To help the robot move, the team is working on creating an artificial tendons. The project team already includes 15 partners and more than 40 engineers. The project will be financed by investments of commercial partners and collective financing. “Project sponsorship and collective funding financing will allow us to realize very ambitious in academic environment project, ”said Professor Rolf Pfeifer, project Manager. The team hopes that the creation of Roboy will become basis for the subsequent creation of “service robots”, which will work with people.
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“Service robots are machines that, to some extent, able to perform actions on their own. Due to they share their “living space” with people – their friendly people’s attitude and safety are important, ”they say. researchers. When creating a robomalchik will be used artificial tendons. “Due to its tendon design robots created on the model of man (in the joints of ordinary robots mounted engines), Roboy will move almost the same elegant and smooth as a person. The population of our planet is aging which makes it necessary to give older people independence and autonomy as much as possible for as long as can be a long time. This means that in the field of care the elderly our robots may be most in demand. We are with we can assume with confidence that service robots will become part of our life in the future. They will become as important as smartphones and laptops. However, the creation of humanoid robots involves big enough problems. Items like fast, smooth movements and reliable, flexible, soft skin, hard enough recreate. New fundamental data needed to achieve this goal, “the researchers say.
Roby is expected to be “born” in March 2013 when he will be presented at the robot exhibition in Zurich. Lab looking patrons to finance work and offers to put a logo on a future car for 55 thousand dollars.
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