Robots for Daily Life

ANCHOR:
Robot designers gathered at Robo_Japan 2008 in Yokohama, Japan to showcase their latest developments. NTD’s Yukichi Negishi brings us there.

STORY:
Within the last decade, cell phones and computers have become a part of modern life. In the near future, we might see robots not only in assembly lines but just as much a part of our daily life as cell phones, cars, and computers. Tomotaka Takahashi, award winning robot creator, hopes to see robots in our life not just for convenience but also as our friends.

[Tomotaka Takahashi, Robot Creator]:
Robots are going to be in your home and your family member pretty soon. We tend to think about the practicality or usage robots, but we never think that way (about) your family or your boyfriend or girlfriend. Please treat them as your friend.

Current robot designs mostly resemble male qualities like stiff movement and dont have many feminine qualities. Creating feminine robots is one of next steps to making robots a part of our daily life.

[Tomotaka Takahashi, Robot Creator]:
I think first of all there is no female type robot because there are technical problems. The first one is its harder to put all the parts inside the body. I [have to] use smaller parts and also design. Second one is that most of researcher in the robotics field is male, so we dont know how to realize female type robots. You know, it has nothing to do with wear skirts or having longer hair.

Tomotakas mini climbing robot helped the electronics company, Panasonic, set the Guinness World record for the longest lasting battery. This robot climbed a 530-meter rope up the Grand Canyon in 6 hours and 46 minutes on two Panasonic Evolta AA batteries.

Im Yukichi Negishi, NTD, Yokohama, Japan.

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25 responses to “Robots for Daily Life”

  1. mugenfan87 Avatar
    mugenfan87

    lol i was going to …
    lol i was going to say the same thing*gives high 5*

  2. jbw80 Avatar
    jbw80

    Your plastic pal …
    Your plastic pal who’s fun to be with! Genuine people personality included!

  3. aznmizy94 Avatar
    aznmizy94

    our future z gonna …
    our future z gonna bcom lyke dat anime, chobits x]]

  4. dav1dhoang Avatar
    dav1dhoang

    lol!!!!!!!!!
    lol!!!!!!!!!

  5. chrono263 Avatar
    chrono263

    It’d be cool to …
    It’d be cool to have megaman as a brother : )

  6. dranoel1963 Avatar
    dranoel1963

    lol a japan guy …
    lol a japan guy talking english?!!?!?!?! now thats news

  7. PanceApplegate Avatar
    PanceApplegate

    HAHA probably.
    HAHA probably.

  8. txfam3 Avatar
    txfam3

    next will be astro …
    next will be astro boy and megaman :)~

  9. KrewSaydr Avatar
    KrewSaydr

    Asians with British …
    Asians with British accents. Awesome

  10. dylandior123 Avatar
    dylandior123

    Wow! So cool! That …
    Wow! So cool! That “Female” robot looked drunk though! Joke! Hehe :-p

    That robot at the end, climbing the rope looks cute! 🙂

  11. purpelhazze Avatar
    purpelhazze

    Hahahhaaa graetfull …
    Hahahhaaa graetfull!!

  12. maxpuffy Avatar
    maxpuffy

    LOfuckinL there r …
    LOfuckinL there r no female type robots because of technical problems hahaha women r a technical problem already lol only jokin i love womenXDDD

  13. meubiclub1 Avatar
    meubiclub1

    i need one lol
    i need one lol

  14. GeneralBerger Avatar
    GeneralBerger

    nahh….some humans …
    nahh….some humans may go fat but there will still be some in the population that wont. Then by the process of natural selection, the strong survive and the weak falter.

  15. CapChronic Avatar
    CapChronic

    yea i guess that …
    yea i guess that makes sense plus everyone wants to look good… so alot of people would still hit the gym…

  16. 333redmon Avatar
    333redmon

    not neecisarily the …
    not neecisarily the fault in the humans in walle was the fact that they found a train of thought that made doing nothing a perfectly sound idea. Its within our capabilitys as humans to find a reason to do something. The ability to do something just because you want to is the most powerfull of all. Therefore giving up that ability by living in a fully structured life we are giving up what sets us apart from the billions of other creatures.

  17. CapChronic Avatar
    CapChronic

    If robots took …
    If robots took everyones jobs on assemmbly lines and numerous other jobs no one wants to do….. we would end up like the humans in the movie Wall-E

  18. ChrisBclips Avatar
    ChrisBclips

    i would love to …
    i would love to have something like the little robot that was standing on one leg and looking like it was flying. it wouldnt need to do anything special. just tell the time when asked have a cute voice or mabe go fetch something.

    but what would be really cool is if it could link wirelesssly to your gaming console so you could go up against it . i know it would be just like going up against a cpu but still.
    just sitting on your couch relaxing playing video games with your ROBOT!!

  19. Drahsin Avatar
    Drahsin

    Wtf why dont you …
    Wtf why dont you use your right hand XD
    Rofl Lmao
    Thats way better and faster and you dont have to wait XD

  20. PhilKun00 Avatar
    PhilKun00

    aww thanks for …
    aww thanks for being kind but i dont go around following strangers lol

  21. iamenjoi Avatar
    iamenjoi

    im sorry thats just …
    im sorry thats just funny and sad at the same time ahahahhahahah id play with you (in an ungay un sexual way)

  22. iamenjoi Avatar
    iamenjoi

    ahahaha 1:41 funny …
    ahahaha 1:41 funny shit!

  23. mikthu Avatar
    mikthu

    lol
    lol

  24. bboyazid12 Avatar
    bboyazid12

    female robots = sex …
    female robots = sex slaves for me

  25. ilcvmvm Avatar
    ilcvmvm

    now i need to save …
    now i need to save my money for 30 years to buy a robot that can understand me.

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