robot 機器人

〔編譯鄭曉蘭綜合報導〕日本娛樂機器產業日新月異，如今隨處可見的夾娃娃機已經不稀奇，近來大受歡迎的夾娃娃機種當屬名為ROBO CATCHER的「機械人抱娃娃機」。ROBO CATCHER讓玩家輕鬆操控一台貨真價實的雙足行走型機械人，幫忙把娃娃扔到洞口，天馬行空的創意風靡電玩機械人迷和年輕女性等各族群。

這是軟銀推出的產品，它是TV Tokyo新日劇《手機搜查官7》裡登場角色，這款可變形的機器人將於4月下旬發售，並且只能在日本使用，看來在其他國家只能當玩具手機了。採用的是解析 度為400*240，2.4吋螢幕，外螢幕為0.8吋96×39像素的單色螢幕，內建196萬像素自動對焦CMOS鏡頭和32萬像素前置視訊， 裝備有S！FeliCa手機錢包、PC網站預覽等功能，支援micro-SD外接卡。
[撰文：icebin]
摘至:癮科技

變型金剛不是只有在電影中出現，沒想到也有人做出可以變身的悍馬車。不僅如此，還會跳舞與抖兩下胸肌（ORZ真是強壯呀） 變身的速度雖然說並不是那麼地快，但重點不在於速度，而在於能夠完成驚人的動作呀。影片中雖然有場景，但實在沒辦法當作比例尺來讀出這個機器人到底有有多大，不知跟史賓機器人、Sony的QRIO機器人大小相比如何？筆者想，大約就四、五十公分高吧？不過.,有時想想.台灣極趣科技即將推出15公分機器人.要變成這樣的改裝應該不難. 那...買家只要去買BE-ROBOT.就可以改成自己喜歡的造型了. 影片中後半部是從機器人的角度來看世界，參考看看。 引用非科技

RoboPhilo is a compact personal robot that offers a level of sophistication you usually don’t find in robots for under $1000, let alone in one that costs less than 500 clams.

The humanoid ‘bot comes “ready to walk,” which means you won’t have to spend hours putting together the intricate servos and wiring that might have to with other hobby robots.
The 13-inch tall robot has over 20 individual servos for controlling the head, legs, arms, and other joints, so can be programmed to do some pretty complex moves.
The 13-inch tall robot has over 20 individual servos for controlling the head, legs, arms, and other joints, so can be programmed to do some pretty complex moves.

還記得我們8月份那會兒報導過的神雞鬥士嗎？他的射擊系同門Robovie-X現身日本，現以94,500日元（約新台幣27,500元）的價格開始接受預定，明年2月發貨。

這只34cm高1.3kg重的機器人由JR Robotics製造，即具備了小弟RB2000的靈活性（實際上用的是同一套伺服電機系統），又兼備全新的聲音感應器與速射武裝。跳轉後觀看Robovie-X表演高精度射擊視訊。[整理編譯自 Impress]

We've finally created the robot version of Hell: force one to sit, eternally, in a dentist chair and have it's mouth operated on. Could we make it worse? Why not give the bot sensitive teeth, eh? Unfortunately for the Simroid, Kokoro went the whole nine yards when the company designed it to act as a responsive training aid for dentists — teeth and all.

Simroid is designed to simulate a human patient. It can follow spoken orders and react to what's happening. Sensitive teeth allow the robot to know where the trainee is poking around and if said trainee blunders. Simroid responds in appropriate discomfort, visibly grimacing, moving its arms, and telling the doc-hopeful that it hurts. It also has silicon skin that's soft to the touch and air-powered muscles enable its realistic gestures. The designers found that a Simroid garners a better response from dentist than an inert dummy.

Kokoro, a division of Sanrio (known for making Hello Kitty products), showed the Simroid at the 2007 International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, which pretty much sounds like the coolest place on Earth. Click through for a video of the Simroid getting some work done on its pearly whites.

先看唄!下回有控再聊~

還記得曾經紅極一時的AIBO嗎？隨著後進越來越多，AIBO如果不學點新花樣就會變成被遺忘的老狗啦！卡爾加裡大學在一個研究人機介面的計畫Wiibot中，將Wiimote和Nunchuck綁在人的手臂肌肉上後和AIBO的控制程式連結，於是AIBO的前肢就和主人的雙手合為一體，走路握手都難不倒牠！他們還特別錄製了一段影片，顯示這個控制介面如何輕鬆的打敗鍵盤的上下左右鍵，快跳轉去看看吧！ 等Wii Fit出來，相信很快就會有人開發全身控制模組了！

While we thoroughly enjoyed hearing of EMIEW's (presumably) short-lived career as a hotel clerk, it looks like Hitachi's EMIEW 2 has some seriously large aspirations. In a recent demonstration in Hitachinaka, the two-wheeled robot wowed onlookers as it received commands wirelessly and happily ran office errands without too much trouble. The creation, which stands some 31.5-inches tall and weighs 29-pounds, did crash into a desk and stand motionless momentarily while being previewed, but developers didn't hesitate to inform the crowd that kinks were still being ironed out. Nevertheless, it was able to avoid obstacles while rolling about, understand and respond to human speech and move around for an hour before needing a recharge. The company refused to spill details surrounding its eventual price and release date, but we're hearing there may soon be an open spot in Scranton that this fellow could certainly fill.

明和電機在台灣，最多人認得的便是猛敲自己頭的玩具人，他一系列的設計深得玩具熱愛者、設計師等的喜愛，前衛又透露著復古，帶點溫暖又帶些傻性，但是沒想到他們最強的，居然是自製稀奇古怪樂器和開演唱會。

明和電機以前真是個電工廠，由土佐正道及土佐信道的老爸所經營的，老爸退休後，兩兄弟就拿著這招牌繼續子承父業...喔，不，是只繼承了這塊「明和電機」的招牌，哥哥當社長、弟弟當副社長，開始做起玩具和表演藝術等工作。2001年哥哥光榮引退，弟弟成為社長。這次在信義誠品所展出關於魚的聯想所創造的電器、樂器等，便是當時為副社長的弟弟土佐信道所包辦，並且親自「自己覺得不危險、別人覺得危險極了」錄製了使用指南，這使用介紹指南在信義誠品也同步播放。

當我看著現場的展覽和電視的介紹指南播放，一直在想，這兩個1967和1965出生的人，腦子裡怎都種著60、70年代設計感的東西？那個年代是屬於太空、火星的，那年代的設計特殊、未來的，特殊到至今21世紀來看，都顯得前衛。