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November 4, 2011 03:48 pm GMT
Production of Sony's AIBO, probably the world's most famous robotic dog, may have been discontinued in 2006, but that didn't stop other Japanese companies to keep on developing similar robots. 12 years after AIBO saw the light of day, Tokyo-based NSK took the wraps off a more advanced (nameless) robo-dog [JP].Unlike AIBO, the NSK robot is designed to actually fulfill a purpose one day: serving as a guide dog for blind people. Work on the robot started in 2005, and the newest model is able to walk at 3.8km/h. Judging by the first videos (see below), the robot is pretty slow, so real animals still have a role for the time being.
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Video: Japan Gets Robotic Guide Dog
Production of Sony's AIBO, probably the world's most famous robotic dog, may have been discontinued in 2006, but that didn't stop other Japanese companies to keep on developing similar robots. 12 years after AIBO saw the light of day, Tokyo-based NSK took the wraps off a more advanced (nameless) robo-dog [JP].Unlike AIBO, the NSK robot is designed to actually fulfill a purpose one day: serving as a guide dog for blind people. Work on the robot started in 2005, and the newest model is able to walk at 3.8km/h. Judging by the first videos (see below), the robot is pretty slow, so real animals still have a role for the time being.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/xCxTTWp4-5s/
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