Specifications of "wakamaru"
Specifications
| Type | Wheel |
|---|---|
| Sensors | Self position measurement |
| Infrared ray obstacle detection | |
| Ultrasonic obstacle detection | |
| Collision detection | |
| Autonomous mobility | Autonomous obstacle avoidance and movement to map-registered locations in a house |
| Charging | Autonomous movement to the charging station when its power runs down. |
| Human detection (Sensor combined processing) |
Detection of moving persons |
|---|---|
| Face detection | |
| Individual recognition | Detects facial characteristics and recognizes two owners and eight other persons. |
| Voice recognition | Recognizes series of single words necessary for scenarios and word spotting method. |
| Speech synthesis | Configuration available for reading texts out loud and volume of voice. |
| Equipment configuration | Robot main unit | |
|---|---|---|
| Charging station | ||
| Wireless broadband router | ||
| Touch panel (option for reception) | ||
| Computer (option for reception) | ||
| Operating conditions | Indoor barrier-free floor (typical house, with floor unevenness no higher than 1 cm) Room temperature Under daylight or illumination Continuous Internet connection |
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| Dimensions | Height: | 100cm |
| Diameter: | 45cm | |
| Weight: | Approximately 30kg | |
| Movement | Movement method | Movement on wheels |
| Maximum moving speed | 1km/hour | |
| Joints | Neck | 3 degree freedom |
| Arm | 4 degree freedom x 2 arms | |
| Moving part | 2 degree freedom wheels | |
| Drive method | DC servo motor | |
| Power source | Battery | Lithium Ion Battery. Operates continuously for up to 2 hours |
| Charging | Automatically charged at the charging station | |
| Controller | CPU | Multi processor configuration |
| Operating system | Linux | |
| Robot control architecture | Serial bus connection distributed processing | |
| I/O | Sight | Omni-direction camera x 1 Front camera x 1 |
| Hearing | Directional microphone x 1 Non-directional microphone x 3 |
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| Touch/Force sensing | Shoulder sensor Hand sensor |
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| Voice | Speaker | |
| Safety | Structure | Designed for minimum energy consumption and maximum safety. Complies with the Japanese domestic standards of home appliances Safety joint structure prevents finger pinching |
| Interlocking | Arm: full axis servo level collision detection (torque monitoring) | |
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