anadultweighingupto60kilograms(130pounds)。Therobotcanadjustitsbodyandwalksmoothlyevenifthepersonitiscarryingshiftsinthechair.Atpresentitcanonlystepupordownafewmillimeters,butthe,teamplanstomakeitcapableofdealingwithanormalflightofstairs. Ibelievethisbipedal(两足的)robot,whichIprefertocallatwo-leggedwalkingchairratherthanawheel-chair,willeventuallyenablepeopletogoupanddownthestairs,“saidAtsuoTakanishi,fromWasedaUniversity. “Wehavehadstrongrobotsforsometimebutusuallytheyhavebeenmanipulators,theyhavenotbeengearedtocarryingpeoplearound,”saysRonArkin,iaInstituteofTechnologyandroboticsconsultantforSony.“ButIdon’tknowhowsafeandhowuser-friendlyWL-16is.” TmsukchiefexecutiveYoichiTakamotoarguesthatbipedalormulti-leggedrobotswillbemoreusefulthanso-called“caterpillar(毛毛虫)models”formovingoverunevenground.
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