The 20-DOF miniature humanoid MH-2: A wearable communication system

A robot should provide a comfortable service to consumers, with proper speed and accuracy -ideally as fast as a human servant. Conversely, the robot should also be absolutely safe for both humans and the environment, which is why conventional service robots move so slowly. Unfortunately, such slow robots are very difficult to market. In response, the mass of the robot arm should be reduced to allow rapid motion, which remains safe. In this paper, we introduce the concept of the "ultra-lightweight arm" and design and develop a prototype ultra-lightweight forearm, part of a 7-DOF ultra-lightweight arm. Experimental results show that it achieves both proper weight and power.

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“…A parallel-wire mechanism is employed for the wrist to a level equivalent to our miniature humanoid [12]; details of which are shown in Fig. 2.…”

Section: B Parallel-wire Mechanism For the Wristmentioning

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“…In our previous work, a miniature humanoid with dual 7-DOF arms was developed [12], which also features a 3-DOF spherical wrist with a 4-wire system, designed to improve its workspace.…”

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Ultra-lightweight forearm with a parallel-wire mechanism

Tsumaki

Shimanuki

Ono³

et al. 2014

2014 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics

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“…Wearable robots have a variety of forms [3] [4]. One example of wearable robots that have been studied is the "telexistence robot."…”

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Daily support robots that move on the body

Saga¹,

Munekata

Ono

2014

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction

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Today, wearable devices such as Google Glass [1] and SmartWatch[2] are gathering attention. These devices can constantly support us by being worn on a daily basis. In contrast, although we can also find an increase of personal robots in daily life, "wearable robots" are not so prevalent.We focus on wearable robots and the "fixed" points on which they are worn. We believe that they can provide more continuous and suitable support in a variety of ways by moving automatically on our bodies. Therefore, we propose a daily support system with a wearable robot that moves on the body, and we developed a small prototype robot that can move on a rail fixed on a belt worn on the human body.

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“…Similarly, systems such as Google Glass streaming to a hangout, or the Tele-actor system [2] do not give the remote user any direct control over view. The MH2 [4] is a shoulder-worn humanoid telepresence robot with a focus on conveying gestures and poses made by the remote participant. Polly, on the other hand is not based on embodiment by physical shape.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Polly

Kratz

Kimber

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices &Amp; Services

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Telepresence systems usually lack mobility. Polly, a wearable telepresence device, allows users to explore remote locations or experience events remotely by means of a person that serves as a mobile "guide". We built a series of hardware prototypes and our current, most promising embodiment consists of a smartphone mounted on a stabilized gimbal that is wearable. The gimbal enables remote control of the viewing angle as well as providing active image stabilization while the guide is walking. We present qualitative findings from a series of 8 field tests using either Polly or only a mobile phone. We found that guides felt more physical comfort when using Polly vs. a phone and that Polly was accepted by other persons at the remote location. Remote participants appreciated the stabilized video and ability to control camera view. Connection and bandwidth issues appear to be the most challenging issues for Polly-like systems.

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The 20-DOF miniature humanoid MH-2: A wearable communication system

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Ultra-lightweight forearm with a parallel-wire mechanism

Ultra-lightweight forearm with a parallel-wire mechanism

Daily support robots that move on the body

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