AllLinuxDevices: First Humanoid Robot built with RTLinux In European Premiere at Milan Expo

“European Premiere of the Japanese built Humanoid Robot
H7 to be presented by Dr. Satoshi Kagami, Senior Research Scientist
at the Digital Human Laboratory of the National Institute of
Advanced Science and Technology of Tokyo, Japan during the
international Embedded Linux Expo & Conference in Milan, Italy,
November 26-29, 2001.

“The true value of a technology is reflected in its
applications. We are proud to present the European Premiere of the
first ever built Humanoid Robot” said Zoltan Hunor – President of
ACTIVE Exhibitions Europe, Netherlands – “Using RT Linux to control
its swift movements and achieving 36 degrees of freedom (DOF) is a
true unique achievement The Japanese have always invested heavily
in developing humanoid robot technology. They see humanoid robots
as the products of the future.” – continued Zoltan Hunor.

“Human-shaped robots are well-suited for operating within
environments designed for real humans. In order to provide an
experimental research platform for full-body integrated sensing and
control, the prototype Humanoid Robot “H6” and “H7″ are currently
being developed at the JSK Laboratory at the University of Tokyo” –
said Dr. Satoshi Kagami. The humanoid robot “H7” is developed as
a platform for the research on perception-action coupling in
intelligent behavior of humanoid type robots. The H7 has the
following features:”

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