CanguRo Ropota Nekenga nā Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo

Ko te hoahoa CanguRo Ropota Nekenga nā Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2021 A' Design Award Pāratinamu i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Waka, Nekehanga me te Hari.

PāratinamuWaka· 2021

CanguRo Ropota Nekenga

nā Shunji Yamanaka - fuRo

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

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Pāratinamu i te Wāhanga Waka

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Ngā Tae

Te Hoahoa

Mō CanguRo Ropota Nekenga

Mā CanguRo, kua hangā he hononga hou i waenga i ngā mīhini me ngā tāngata i te wā o te māramatanga rorohiko. I manaakitia e ngā hangarau ropototanga me te AI ā-mua, ko tēnei ropota wīra-toru he hoa motuhake, engari he hoa aroha, e āhei ana ki te taraiwa motuhake me te whai i te haere o te tangata mā ngā whakahau waea atamai. Hei tāpiri atu, i te wā e hurihuri ana, ka riro a CanguRo hei waka kawe ā-tangata e whakarato ana i te haere tūturu. Ko tōna ariā ko te whakarato i te koa o te haere me te whakakorikori i ngā oranga o ia rā o ngā tāngata.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Pāratinamu

Ko CanguRo Ropota Nekenga te toa o te A' Design Award Pāratinamu, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa tino rerekē, ātaahua me te nui. Ko ngā toa Pāratinamu he whakamīharo o te waihanga, he taunakitanga mō ngā rohe o te auaha hinengaro, ā, e whakaatu ana i te tohungatanga me te mōhio kāore e taea te whakataurite o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko ēnei hoahoa ngā mahi rongonui rawa e whakatau ana i te ātaahua o tētahi wā, e whai wāhi ana ki te oranga o te hapori, ā, e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaatu a CanguRo Ropota Nekenga i te taumata tōtika o te hiranga, ā, e pai ake ai te ao i ōna āhuatanga whaihua. Ko CanguRo Ropota Nekenga tētahi mahi i toa i te A' Design Award Pāratinamu e whakaoho ana i ngā hiahia, e whakahihiri ana, e whakamārie ana, ā, e kawe mai ana i te hari nui.

I Muri i te Hoahoa

Kete Pāpāho

Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake: 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.
Inenga & Pēketanga: 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.
Tūtohu: Mobility Robot, Autonomous Mobile Robot, Partner Robot, Personal Vehicle, Transporter, Artificial Intelligence
Hangarau Whakanao: 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.
Wero Hoahoa: 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.
Rangahau: 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.
Whakaaweawe: 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.
Roanga o te Kaupapa: 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.
Rerenga Mahi: 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.
Pātene: Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo)
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū: 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
Whakamana Whakaahua: Photo by Yusuke Nishibe