In my last posting, I was talking about ASIMO the people friendly robot. I also touched on dogs helping the blind in Japan. I remember a few years ago in Japan, Sony has developed robotic pet-dog called AIBO. AIBO was both an early use of Sony technologies such as the Memory Stick and its proprietary embedded operating system, as well as advanced robotics technology from the company's research and development labs. Over time AIBO becomes more sophisticated, with ability to speak 1000 words, react to owner's command (pre-programmed) and with camera installed behind its eyes. However, due to cost cutting and reorganizing effort, Sony has "put AIBO to sleep."
AIBO the pet-dog toy
Yesterday, I came across an article in the internet which says that the dogs for the blind or called "seeing-eye dogs" may lose its job soon. This is because, NSK a Japanese robotic company is developing a robot seeing-eye dog that can roll across floors, climb stairs and assist the visually impaired. According to NSK, the machines are technically called “quadruped walking robots,” because they use four legs to move.Robotics researchers have also given the latest guide dog the gift of sight by adding a Microsoft Kinect camera to its head. Kinect cameras are traditionally used for video games on the Microsoft Xbox 360 but are also often used in robotics projects.
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