South Korean Scientists Develop Walking Robot Maid
From: Agence France Presse - 01/18/2010

South Korean scientists say their new walking robot maid performs more
advanced human-like movements than any other robot. Designed to perform
household chores, Mahru-Z resembles a human in that the robot's body includes
a rotating head, arms, legs, and six fingers. Mahru-Z is 4.3 feet tall,
weighs 121 pounds, and has three-dimensional vision. "It recognizes people,
can turn on microwave ovens, washing machines, and toasters, and also pick up
sandwiches, cups, and whatever else it senses as objects," says You Bum-Jae,
head of the cognitive robot center at the Korea Institute of Science and
Technology. "The most distinctive strength of Mahru-Z is its visual ability
to observe objects, recognize the tasks needed to be completed, and execute
them." Mahru-Z can be controlled remotely through a computer server and can
be used in conditions that might be harmful for humans. 

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