CanguRo Mobilitéitsroboter vum Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo

D'Wierk CanguRo Mobilitéitsroboter vum Designer Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo ass en héich geschätzten Gewënner vum prestigiéisen 2021 A' Design Award an Platin an der Wettbewerbskategorie Gefier, Mobilitéit an Transportdesign.

PlatinGefier· 2021

CanguRo Mobilitéitsroboter

vum Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo

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

A' Design Award an Platin Gewënner an der Kategorie Gefier

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Den Design

Iwwer CanguRo Mobilitéitsroboter

Mat CanguRo gouf eng nei Bezéiung tëschent Maschinnen a Mënschen an der Ära vun der kënschtlecher Intelligenz geschaaf. Dëse dräiriedrege Roboter, ausgestatt mat fortgeschrattener Robotik an KI-Technologie, ass en onofhängege awer frëndleche Partner, deen fäeg ass autonom ze fueren an iwwer Smartphone-Befehler de Mënsch beim Goen ze verfollegen. Doriwwer eraus gëtt CanguRo bei enger Transformatioun zu engem perséinlechen Transportmëttel, dat eng richteg Fuer ubitt. Säi Konzept ass et, d'Freed um Beweegen ze bidden an d'Alldag vun de Leit ze aktivéieren.

D'Unerkennung

Iwwer den A' Design Award an Platin

CanguRo Mobilitéitsroboter ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Platin, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un wierklech aussergewéinlech, elegant a grandios Designe vergi gëtt. Platin-Gewënner si Wonner vun der Schafung, Zeegnisser vun de Grenze vun der intellektueller Kreativitéit a weisen déi onvergläichlech Professionalitéit an d'Genie vun hire Designer. Et gëtt erwaart, datt dës Designen déi bekanntst Wierker sinn, déi d'Ästhetik vun enger Epoch definéieren, zum Wuelbefanne vun der Gesellschaft bäidroen an d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie erweideren. CanguRo Mobilitéitsroboter weist en transzendent Niveau vun Exzellenz a mécht d'Welt mat senge wäertvollen Eegeschaften zu enger besserer Plaz. CanguRo Mobilitéitsroboter ass e Wierk, dat den A' Design Award an Platin gewonne huet an dat Wënsch erwecht, inspiréiert, erfreet a grouss Freed schaaft.

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Press Kit

Credits, Teammemberen an technesch Detailer vum Designer zur Verfügung gestallt.

Eenzegaarteg Eegeschaften: 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.
Dimensiounen & 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.
Tags: Mobility Robot, Autonomous Mobile Robot, Partner Robot, Personal Vehicle, Transporter, Artificial Intelligence
Produktiounstechnologie: 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.
Design Erausfuerderung: 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.
Fuerschung: 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.
Inspiratioun: 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.
Projetdauer: 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.
Operatiounsablaf: 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.
Patenten: Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo)
Teammemberen: 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
Bildnoweis: Photo by Yusuke Nishibe