15 Oct, 2008
Robo Japan 2008: Robo-Q, the world’s smallest robot
Posted by: brb In: Gadgets| Robo-Japan 2008| Robots ()
At just 3.4cm, Takara Tomy’s Robo-Q is indeed small and you have to wonder how they fit the computer, sensors, actuators and battery in such a tiny bipedal, humanoid machine. It’s main purpose seems to play football and they have little soccer fields in Robo Japan with several of these robots kicking soccer balls (controlled by children, of course).
Pressing its Auto button puts it into Artificial Intelligence Mode when it gets information from the two “Obstacle Recognition Units” on its sides and determines the proper way of action from the built-in database and decides whether it should evade or pursue its target. In Autocharge Mode, it can connect to its controller to charge itself. That’s pretty cool for such a little robot.
Robo-Q will be available next spring for a price of 3,675 per unit (about $37).
Announcing the Robo-Q
Children playing with the Robo-Q
Thumb-sized Robo-Q
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