CanguRo Mobilitätsroboter von Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo

Das Design CanguRo Mobilitätsroboter von Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo ist ein hoch angesehener Gewinner des sehr prestigeträchtigen 2021 A' Design Award in Platin in der Wettbewerbskategorie Fahrzeugdesign.

PlatinFahrzeug· 2021

CanguRo Mobilitätsroboter

von Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo

Auftraggeber: Shunji Yamanaka and Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo)

Gewinner des A' Design Award in Platin in der Kategorie Fahrzeug

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Das Design

Über CanguRo Mobilitätsroboter

Mit CanguRo wurde eine neue Beziehung zwischen Maschinen und Menschen im Zeitalter der künstlichen Intelligenz geschaffen. Ausgestattet mit fortschrittlicher Robotik- und KI-Technologie ist dieser dreirädrige Roboter ein unabhängiger und zugleich freundlicher Partner, der selbstständig fahren und dem menschlichen Gang über Smartphone-Befehle folgen kann. Darüber hinaus wird CanguRo bei seiner Transformation zu einem persönlichen Transportmittel, das eine tatsächliche Mitfahrgelegenheit bietet. Sein Konzept besteht darin, die Freude an der Fortbewegung zu vermitteln und den Alltag der Menschen zu beleben.

Die Auszeichnung

Über den A' Design Award in Platin

CanguRo Mobilitätsroboter ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Platin, einer überaus prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für wahrhaft außergewöhnliche, elegante und prachtvolle Designs. Platin-Gewinner sind Wunderwerke der Schöpfung, Zeugnisse der Grenzen intellektueller Kreativität und zeigen die unübertroffene Professionalität und Genialität ihrer Designer. Von diesen Designs wird erwartet, dass sie die renommiertesten Werke sind, die die Ästhetik einer Epoche prägen, zum Wohlergehen der Gesellschaft beitragen und die Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie voranbringen. CanguRo Mobilitätsroboter weist ein transzendentes Maß an Exzellenz auf und macht die Welt mit seinen vorteilhaften und wertvollen Eigenschaften unmissverständlich zu einem besseren Ort. CanguRo Mobilitätsroboter ist ein mit dem A' Design Award in Platin prämiertes Werk, das Wünsche weckt, inspiriert, begeistert, erfreut und große Freude entfacht.

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Einzigartige Eigenschaften: With CanguRo, we hope to forge a new relationship between machines and humans in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). Blessed with advanced robotics and AI technologies, this three-wheeled robot is an independent yet friendly partner, capable of autonomously coming to you via smartphone commands, avoiding obstacles and following your walk. When it transforms, furthermore, CanguRo is ready to give us an actual ride, being not just a vehicle but a trustworthy creature like a horse.
Abmessungen & Verpackung: This three-wheeled mobility robot has 750 mm in length (in the vehicle mode), 440 mm of width and 64 kg of mass, and is driven by two front wheels (12 inch) and steered by one rear wheel (10 inch). With a laser sensor installed, it can move to a specified destination autonomously and follow a walking human. It can also transform to a personal transporter, featured by active lean balancing, bilaterally weight-controlled handle, body-sonic status communication and automatic braking.
Schlagwörter: Mobility Robot, Autonomous Mobile Robot, Partner Robot, Personal Vehicle, Transporter, Artificial Intelligence
Produktionstechnologie: Essential to a machine intelligence for autonomous navigation is a technology, called SLAM, for localization and map building. Our original software package is successfully implemented with navigation and obstacle-detecting functions. Another importance is on the enhancement of the sense of unity. All the elements that make up this robot, including its figure, structure and various control systems combining familiarity and functionality, are fully designed for this objective.
Designherausforderung: Enhancing a sense of unity between the rider and the robot is our challenge. For this purpose, several new ideas are implemented. For example, CanguRo uses tactically placed force sensors to find rider's intentions and changes its posture for stable turns. It also has a unique communication system of heartbeat-like body sonic and bilaterally weight-controlled handle. Footrests are located at swing forks closely to in-wheel drive units, allowing us to feel CanguRo's drive force through our legs.
Forschung: As a new class of partner robots, an actual working model, CanguRo, capable of self-driving, following a walking human as well as transforming to a personal vehicle, has been designed and developed. The primary concept is to promote a sense of unity between the robot and us and to offer the joy of moving, leading to encouragement of going outside and being active in our daily lives. Through its presentations to the society, we continue to evaluate the social value of such a mobility robot.
Inspiration: Since old days, horses have been our faithful and reliable partners. They have not only been a means of our transportation, but also lived with us and helped our lives in many ways through carrying loads or going along for hunting. This design project was inspired by the realization of their importance as our close friends. Focusing on their roles in our lives, we have attempted and succeeded to create such a partner using today's civilization technologies.
Projektdauer: This mobility robot was designed and developed in Japan and exhibited at several museums including Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, 2019 and the Design Museum in London, 2020.
Betriebsablauf: The operation of CanguRo is rather easy. While surroundings are mapped automatically, you can choose either of the autonomous robot or the transporter operation. At a shopping mall, for example, you can summon CanguRo by a smartphone and start shopping while leaving your baggage on the following CanguRo. If you feel tired, you can ride CanguRo in the transporter mode as well. These functionalities of CanguRo have a great potential to change our daily lives and expand the range of our activities.
Patente: Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo)
Teammitglieder: Shunji Yamanaka
Takayuki Furuta
Hideaki Yamato
Kiyoshi Irie
Takashi Kodachi
Kazuki Ogihara
Yoshitaka Hara
Kengo Toda
Yu Okumura
Midori Nomura
Masaharu Shimizu
Tomoaki Yoshida
Masahiro Tomono
Bildnachweise: Photo by Yusuke Nishibe