Toyota untethers its T-HR3 humanoid robot thanks to 5G
Toyota just brought your dreams of an Avatar-like proxy one step closer to reality. Teaming with NTT Docomo, it remotely controlled its T-HR3 humanoid robot over a 5G network from a distance of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). So far the bot, first unveiled a year ago, has only been controlled over a direct wired connection. “This time, with an eye toward improved use in practical environments, the T-HR3 was successfully controlled wirelessly,” Toyota said in a press release.
The T-HR3, Toyota’s third-generation humanoid robot, was designed from the get-go to be remote-controlled by a human. The operators strap themselves into a base with wearable hand, arm and foot controls, along with a head-mounted display that lets them view the world from the robot’s perspective. The robot in turn sends force feedback to the operators, allowing them to better sense their environment and safely operate the bot.
At the same time, the robot has full-body balance and coordination control to keep it upright, and flexible joint control, “to control the force of contact the robot makes with any individuals or objects in its surrounding environment.”
FiveWordsForTheFuture - Aug 20, 2019 | 5G, Robotics, Wearables
Tagged | 5G, remote control, robotics
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