[nagdu] Fw: New From Japan: Robotic Guide Dog.

[Natalie]

Even if these things do become popular, thanks, but I think I'll stick to 
the live version.  Guess one of my friends' past jokes wasn't too 
far-fetched.  One time, I'd gotten a Hewlett-Packard scanner with the 
EasyScan software from Arkenstone.  This was when DOS was still somewhat 
popular.  My friend had quipped, "Well, since now you have a mechanical 
reader, next up you'll get a mechanical dog to guide you."  Even though I 
thought that was pretty funny and still get a good laugh out of it, at that 
time it was a joke, but now it's not so far-fetched.  Wow, totally 
prophetic, wouldn't you say?
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

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Subject: [nagdu] Fw: New From Japan: Robotic Guide Dog.


> Subject: New From Japan: Robotic Guide Dog.
>
>
> BITS.
> New From Japan: Robotic Guide Dog.
> NY Times Monday, 2011_11_14
> By NICK BILTON. Guide dogs for the blind
> could soon be out of a job.
> NSK, a Japanese company, is hard at work on a robotic dog that can roll
> across
> floors,
> climb stairs and assist those with limited or no sight. The robots, which
> can be
> seen in the video above, have been in the works for several years. The
> latest
> version
> is the third.
> The newest robot can move up to 10 times faster than the company's 
> previous
> ones.
> Its legs have been improved to help it avoid collisions and tripping over
> itself.
> According to NSK, the machines are technically called 'quadruped walking
> robots,'
> because they use four legs to move.
> Robotics researchers have also given the latest guide dog the gift of 
> sight
> by
> adding
> a Microsoft Kinect camera to its head. This can help it to navigate stairs
> and
> other
> obstacles. Kinect cameras are traditionally used for video games on the
> Microsoft
> Xbox 360 but are also often used in robotics projects.
> The company will exhibit the latest version of the robot this week at the
> 2011
> International
> Robot Exhibition in Ariake, Japan.
>
>
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