Robot Safety Center opens up in Japan, Crash Test Dummies still an unfortunate name for a band (video)

The fair city of Tsukuba, which (as you know) is located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, has recently become home to the new Robot Safety Center. A collaboration between a number of organizations including Japan’s Automobile Research Institute (JARI), the center has areas for testing various robots and exoskeletons for things like obstacle detection, electronic jamming resistance, durability, and more. As well as developing safety standards for the devices, it is hoped that within the next five years it will provide certification services for new robots as they become commercially available. Some eighteen tests have been installed at the facility thus far, and we must say that it looks like fun! See some examples after the break. Continue reading Robot Safety Center opens up in Japan, Crash Test Dummies still an unfortunate name for a band (video) Robot Safety Center opens up in Japan, Crash Test Dummies still an unfortunate name for a band (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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