Evolution Robotics, from baby monitors to the robot caregiver Bashny.Net

In the new millennium Korea has taken a great deal in order to be eligible to claim the title of the "robotic" country in the world. It is ready in this regard "move" to Japan.

In Korea really love robots. In this country, their use has long gone beyond automated production lines in factories. Entertaining centers, shops, schools, hospitals and even prisons - this is not a complete list of facilities where robots are already used or planned to use them. We should also mention the robots, which in Korea is trusted the most expensive - children. It is not just about baby monitors, the only task is to broadcast "pictures" of the child to the parent receiver. In Korea, where robots perform more complex tasks in terms of child care. A striking example of this evolution, baby monitors - the brainchild of the company Aldebaran Robotics, a robot called NAO, originally designed to help networking and education of children - autistic.





Last modification of the robot model NAO - it is a humanoid robot that can be used for teaching, research, and also to such forms of interaction with children, as communication and play. Robot NAO - a stand-alone programmable. He is able to identify and recognize "familiar" faces, walk and even play ball, hear, speak, answer questions coherently.



Abilities NAO in terms of speech - a source of pride to its developers. Especially for a technology has been developed Nuance, thanks to which the NAO can not only "understand" the meaning of what his interlocutor, but also to recognize each word individually.



NAO is controlled by on-board computer based on the Intel Atom processor with 1.6 GHz. For information about the world, including persons responsible for the recognition of two HD-camera. This solution allows to double the speed of object identification, even in low light conditions. NAO robot is not by chance become everyone's favorite, he - the friendliness itself. For children, it is more than just fun talking toys - NAO can become a true friend. In addition to the people's love, popularity NAO expressed in sales - since the release of the first model series has sold more than 2,000 robots: for such a specific and very expensive devices, which is the NAO, is an excellent result.