robot 機器人

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]

這是極趣科技第2次到世貿展覽.藉由經濟部中小企業處的專案才有這樣的機會再次將極趣科技之人型機器人robot展示在國人面前.

同時也備受長官蒞臨指教.,

給予更多機器人的發展計畫之諫言.

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.

I saw a presentation by Professor Siciliano from University of Naples a few weeks ago. During the presentation, he briefly mentioned (and had a video) of a very cool new humanoid named Justin. Justin sports not one, but two of the DLR-III Light-Weight arms (now being manufactured by Kuka). These arms are impressive! They're the first robotic arms (to my knowledge) to have a 1-to-1 power-to-weight ratio (meaning they can lift their own mass). These are very "sexy" arms, and even more impressive in person (Georgia Tech has one in orange that I spent some time examining -- way cool). Anyway, I was unable to find copies of the videos Professor Siciliano showed during his presentation. The best I could find was a video on Wired's site from ICRA-2007. They apparently do not allow downloads, so the following was the best I could muster: Justin-ICRA07 
這只被命名為Justin的人型機器人現在只是個展示品，未來會投入商業應用也說不定。幸好這傢伙是被固定在桌子上的，如果長了腿到處亂跑還不知道會造成何等的混亂。 Justin最大的特色就是那強大的DLR-III Light-Weight雙臂，除了外觀時尚以外，擺動起來也是相當靈巧，可以撿起垃圾或是旋開瓶蓋。

先看唄!下回有控再聊~

生活品質的不斷提昇，人們對於娛樂休閒的需求也隨著增加並受到重視，尤其近年，以消費者之需求為導向，已成為產業發展利行之原則，各產業莫不以發展消費者之最愛為取向的產品或服務，即便是玩具產業的發展亦然，不論是傳統玩具，抑或是近年當紅的科技玩具或電子寵物等。

而綠色環保概念及議題已行之多年，即便在國際間也蔚為風尚，包括國際間對於環保的要求也將愈見嚴格，尤其是對人體或環境有害之化合物，例如歐盟執委會於2005年12月27日公告禁止使用鄰苯二甲酸鹽（Phthalates）用於兒童玩具及照護用品中。

綠色環保，也是一種需求的表現，不管是對於End user的消費者，還是玩具設計製造者，或者玩具製造原料提供者，身為地球的一份子，都有責任盡量滿足綠色環保概念或要求。

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.

經濟部工業局為促進台灣robot產業推動與發展，辦理示範案例活動－「業界產品開發成果展示」，由今年度18家廠商參與法人單位共同合作研發之智慧型機器人產品成果發表、產品展示及介紹，分享各家產品技術研發與理念規劃，秀出台灣robot新能量！精采可期，錯過可惜喔！。

業界產品開發成果展示；18家已投入智慧型機器人廠商研發成果之產品展示與介紹。
時間:96年11月27日（二） － 96年11月30日 （五） 上午09:00~下午17:00
地點:國立台灣科學教育館