HRP-4, new model robot uses for take care old people

When slow birth rate should cause to not enough people for take care old people. So, the development robot is one choice to come for take care these people

The latest, AIST (Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology) and Kawada Industries get develop humanoid or robot a kind that have body structure resembles a human "HRP-4" In stark contrast to the feminine HRP-4C (unveiled last year)

The HRP-4 has a decidedly robotic appearance resembling a slim athlete. It stands 150cm (5′) tall and weighs only 39kg (86 lbs) including its battery, which makes it the smallest and lightest of the HRP family, It runs Linux and AIST’s proprietary Open RTM-aist control software, and its backpack has room for a small laptop computer which can be upgraded whenever necessary.

It has a total of 34 degrees of freedom and has a grasping force of 0.5kg. The use of standardized parts and an optimized mechanical design has lowered its production cost, which means labs will be able to purchase one for much less than its predecessors.

Beside, the robot responds to voice commands, and shows off its face and object recognition (pink balls), in the following demonstration. The robot’s flexibility and stable movement can be seen as it reaches around and touches its own back, and when its legs cross as it plants one foot directly in front of the other. The following video demonstration has been edited for length

The HRP-4 supposes will to sell between 3 and 5 units per year. At price 26,000,000 JPY ($306,000 USD)

Developer: AIST and Kawada

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