It is no wonder Japan has been called “the robot kingdom.” Of the world’s at least 923,000 industrial robots, about 4 in 10 are in Japan. Now Japanese interest is turning to so-called service robots, which could play a crucial role in looking after the nation’s aging population.
By Tony McNicol
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According to ABI Research Principal Analyst Philip Solis, in an interview first published in IQ Online, the personal robotics market has arrived with ‘bots quickly carving a market for themselves in the consumer psyche.
For mobile service robots (MRS) to self navigate through unstructured environments, particularly the workplace or public places such as malls and airports, they must be able to do so without risking injury to people and other objects. To this end, GeckoSystems has released a full robot body touch sensor termed GeckoTactileShroud which allows MRSs to navigate crowded environments more safely and at greater speed.
