Japanese researchers have unveiled two robots which they trust will one daylight be used to provide hand brake support and relief in the backwash of internal disasters , such as earthquakes and volcanic eruption . Created in connection with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization – which was arrange up following the devastatingtsunamiof 2011 – the mechanical duo were presented at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo , where they gave a brief demonstration of their capability .
Known as HRP-2 Kai and JAXON , the robots performed a mock earthquake response , picking their way through rubble and do away with a small fire . While the squad behind the undertaking predict that it may take around another five eld before they are quick for commercial use , their potential to aid in disaster stand-in efforts by mesh in conditions that are hazardous for humans is already clear .
Situated in a region where several continental and oceanic plates take on , Japan is known for itsfrequent seismal activeness . The archipelago is home plate to118 volcano , and also experiences steady earthquakes , the strongest of which occurred in 2011 . Alongside generating the tsunami that caused theFukushima nuclear disaster , large areas of the area were destroy and almost 200,000 lives were exact .
In light of this constant threat , the need for disaster - response betterment is plain to see , and much promise is now being vested in the area of robotics – both in Japan and elsewhere . For example , Dubai ’s polite defense force recently announce plans to begin usingrobot policeofficers by 2017 .
HRP-2 Kai and JAXON – the latter of which has been name after Michael Jackson – showed off their power to take the air along minute plank , crouch beneath humiliated ceiling and carefully maltreat over debris , using information supply by a number of sensors . However , a raft of betterment are still needed before they can be swear upon in actual - world situations – as evidenced by a costly misstep by JAXON during the functioning , which resulted in the robot falling to the storey before being rather embarrassingly stretchered away .
