 Specifications |
 Mobility |
| 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. |
| While "wakamaru" is charging, it uses its controllers and sensors for continuous access to the Internet. |
| Communication |
| 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. |
| Hardware specifications |
| 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 |
| Dimensions |
Height: |
100 cm |
| Diameter: |
45 cm |
| Weight: |
|
Approximately 30 kg |
| Movement |
Movement method |
Movement on wheels |
| Maximum moving speed |
1 km/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 |
| Touch/Force sensing |
Shoulder sensor |
| Hand sensor |
| 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) |
