in Japan It is clear to them that robots can be used in many ways, including the maintenance of railway lines. This is the case and a humanoid robot that stands over 12 meters tall.
He is in charge of this new project railway company West Japan Railways and will be in charge of maintaining the train lines and carrying out a number of other critical tasks, according to a report in El Español Omícrono.
However, the robot is not completely autonomous. It works because the person is inside the truck and control the machine’s giant arms and hands with joysticks.
In addition, the humanoid robot is operated with virtual reality glasses that allow it to see the movement of people around it and detect objects. Account with cameras that serve as eyes.
Companies participated in this project Jinki Ittai Co.a robotics technology developer, and Nippon Signal Co, a computer and electrical company.
In this way, we try to reduce the risks of occupational accidents such as sprains. electricity or workers fall.
