1/23/2009

Japan’s new robocop

As the 3Yen has covered several times in the years before, the Japanese robot maker, Tmsuk has feeding at the trough of Japanese government sponsorship of useless robot funding from the Association for Maket [sic] Creation of the Future Generation Robots (pdf).

Japanese firms unveil ‘robocop’
BBC NEWS | 22 Jan 2009…Japanese companies have unveiled a security robot that can be commanded from a mobile phone to hurl a net that traps suspected intruders. The prototype T-34 was developed jointly by robot firm Tmsuk Co. and security firm Alacom Co. ...more...

Previous 3Yen reports include information on Tmsuk’s robots…
—Japanese robots band together to defeat the Korean robot menace!
—Robot Samurai by the Japanese manufacturer Tmsuk takes on shrine maidens
—Japanese robot gets kissie-kissie
—Roborior! Roborior! Roborior!

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1. MARKed TRAIL Says:
   January 24th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

   Here a snarkier report….

   Robot ‘Spider-man’ casts net to nab burglars
   Register Hardware – /2009/01/23
   The T-34 is a four-wheeled security droid that fires a net at anyone who breaks into its patrol zone. The Spider-man style weapon envelops the intruder to render escape impossible – unless, we guess, they’re equipped with scissors.
   Japanese_net_robot
   A sound sensor alerts the T-34 to the presence of a potential burglar, at which point it’ll notify a remote operator by mobile phone. The operator can control the droid’s movements using their handset, and the T-34 can move at lightening speeds of up to 6mph.…

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