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Sanyo Announces "Banryu" Home Security Robot
Fooferaw writes "From the Sanyo web site: Sanyo and smaller tmsuk announce the next version of their "Banryu" home robot shaped somewhat like a dragon (it has the shiny curves of an AIBO, IMO). The Banryu can walk 15m/min., hear, sense in the infrared, and apparently "smell" a fire in the home. It even transmit real-time video." Corrected: The title initially said Sharp...I must have Zaurus on the brain.
Robocop: "Freeze dirtbag."
Criminal claps
*Robocop powers off*
Criminal claps
Robocop: "Please don't do that.."
The trick is to walk slowly behind them or use EMP grenades
Although the press release was not specific on exactly what sort of home security functions it would perform, I would think that it's speed would limit it's use. A 15 m per minute (.9 km/h) could easily be out walked by even the most unfit of people. This would seem to make it fairly useless in any sort of roving intruder detection system.
My other sig is funny!
Will it push Grandma down the stairs? Grandma needs to be protected!
NO CARRIER
Soon to be upgraded with 2000 degree centrigrade flamethrower plus optional napalm pack! Now that's secure. Until you come home from cheating on yer wife and try to sneak in.
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When I grow up, I want to be a kid again.
Robber 1: Oh shit a a robotic security system
Robber 2: Gawd damn it! It's spotted us.
Robber 1: RUN!
Robber 2: It's still chasing us... Very... Slowly...
Robber 1: stroll?
Happy Noodle Boy says "F###ing doughnut! Mock me? You fried cyclops!!"
Sharp Announces "Banryu" Home Security Robot
The Banryu can walk 15m/min., hear, sense in the infrared, and apparently "smell" a fire in the home.
Sounds impressive, but my 36" Louisville Slugger probably wouldn't mind delivering a few Newton-meters of torque to Banryu's ass.
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...I can yell "Beer me!" and it trots over with a frosty mug full.
imagining a beowulf cluster of these things
When I read this I just could not help but picture one, "Plugging" its male adapter into the other ones female adapter, doggy style. I wonder if this what they ment by cluster fuck!
I hope so too, considering:
-Smoke rises
-The thing is 700mm tall (~28 inches)
-My bed is about the same height or higher
So if I'm in bed (you'd think I would be if I'm having this thing patrol my house, but then again it probably makes a lot of noise) I'll be dead of smoke inhalation before its warnings go off if it didn't detect more than just a high concentration of smoke.
And speaking of its dimensions, did anyone else notice how big this thing is? A meter long, and almost as tall and wide. A lot of people are making fun of the "home security" concept but given a threatening posture, its size, and composition (its a goddamn robot), it may be more effective at scaring off burglars than one might think (though there are definitely some serious questions remaining there). My question is, whats to stop the burglars from stealing this really novel (read: expensive) looking piece of equipment?
Please god tell me it's not purple...
"I love you, you love me, I'm robot se-cur-i-tee..."
"Consider yourself a member of a virtual corporation with Mr. Torvalds as your Chief Executive Officer." - Linux Advocac
The big Honda humanoid robot has it right, but costs too much.
Went to a talk at Stanford today on low-cost stereo vision systems. Those have been around for years, but they're about to get cheap. Unfortunately, the killer apps are security-related, but the robotics community will benefit anyway.
We're getting close to actually being able to do this stuff right, after decades of frustration in the robotics community.