Emiew 3 is a friendly robot that rolls along at human speed to help people. It can assist lost tourists at airports, give workers a hand at the office, or greet customers at retail stores.

FEATURES

Compact, lightweight design. Able to travel at the same speed as humans. Recognizes and responds to human voice. Connected to a cloud-based system for processing voice and images.

HEIGHT

90 cm | 35.4 in

LENGTH

35 cm | 13.8 in

WIDTH

50 cm | 19.7 in

WEIGHT

15 kg | 33 lb

SPEED

6 km/h | 3.7 mph

SENSORS

HD camera, laser range finder, 14-channel microphone array.

ACTUATORS

21 DC motors

POWER

Lithium-iron-phosphate battery, 3 hours of operation

COMPUTING

On-board computer for control and network communication. External computer for navigation, voice recognition, image recognition, and object search.

SOFTWARE

Custom control software

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)

23 (Head: 3 DoF; Arm: 5 DoF x 2; Hand: 1 DoF x 2; Leg: 3 DoF x 2; Wheel: 2 DoF)

MATERIALS

Hard plastic and soft rubber exterior; metal and plastic interior frame.

COST

N/A

STATUS

Ongoing

WEBSITE

http://www.hitachi.com/rd/portal/highlight/robotics/index.html