Humanoid Robot for “Slave” Work
Humanoid robot for risky work unveiled
TOKYO —- Bridge builder Kawada Industries Inc and two partners on Thursday unveiled a humanoid robot designed to take on work at construction sites and other risky places.
The HRP-3P robot demonstrated its functions at Kawada’s plant in the town of Haga in Tochigi Prefecture, walking on an icy surface as well as walking under simulated heavy rainfall….
This PR pitch for a humanoid robot designed for work at ‘construction sites and other risky places’ responds to Aristole worries…
“There is only one condition in which we can imagine managers not needing subordinates, and masters not needing slaves. This would be if every machine could work by itself, at the word of command or by intelligent anticipation.”
— Aristotle, from his justification of slavery in Politics
See research groups for the HRP-3P robot at the following websites:
Download viseo of the experiments: 19 Mbytes, mpeg format)
HRP-2, the robotic platform for HRP-3P robot
“HRP-2 Prototype” – KAWADA INDUSTRIES, INC.
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