Originally published January 6 2006
Sony continues development of human-like robot called QRIO
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
QRIO is 60 centimeters tall, weighs 16.5 pounds and can use both arms to hold and move small boxes. If the box drops, the robot can find it and pick it up. QRIO can also recognize colors, human faces and movements of objects.
If it drops a box while carrying it, the robot can find the box, pick it up by recognizing the edges and corners, and deliver it again to a pre-registered location.
The updated robot can also recognize colors, human faces and movements of objects and register whether a face is turning.
"The evolution is a part of our efforts to improve the intelligence of our robot technology," said Yuichi Hattori, a section manager of Sony Robot Company.
The new movement, though slow, was a major step forward for Sony as it continues to advance the evolution of the robot, which can already jog, sing, dance, get up on its own if it falls -- and throw a ball if a special hand is attached.
"These technologies can someday be applied to other consumer electronics," Hattori said.
On Tuesday, Honda unveiled its own upgrade of Japan's most famous robot ASIMO, which has been trained to serve coffee and will be put to work at an office of the automaker.
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