Tuesday, October 08, 2002
Posted by Roberto
8:07 AM
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FUJITSU'S LATEST ROBOT: MARON-1
A new robot designed to be remotely controlled by mobile phone to operate electronic appliances and monitor home security. The robot, dubbed MARON-1, can take pictures and relay them to the owner's cell phone screen and be used as a voice-activated telephone. It also can operate appliances such as televisions and air conditioners through infrared remote controls, according to Fujitsu Laboratories, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Fujitsu Ltd. The robot travels on wheels and has a rotating arm, two cameras, a touchpad, an LCD monitor and runs on Microsoft Corp.'s WinCE 3.0 operating system.
"It is expected that robots will increasingly be used in personal applications and in the future will come to help out around the house as a part of people's everyday lives," Fujitsu said in a statement.
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