Before machines officially entered human life, horses have always been our faithful and reliable companions. Not only are they our means of transportation, but they also live with us and help us in various ways, such as carrying goods or going hunting together.
Although today's human beings are already in the advanced "machine age", they seem to have never forgotten the companionship brought by this important animal companion from spirit to life, so some persistent engineers are going to try to use the current civilization technology to create a new world. A robot companion like this horse.
The most successful and impressive of these is probably the rideable robot CanguRo, which was developed by Shunji Yamanaka of the Future Robotics Research Center (FuRo) of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. Its functional performance is considered perfect. It meets the requirements that humans once had for horses.
When you see CanguRo for the first time, you may think it is a sci-fi character in a Hollywood robot movie, and in terms of shape, it is not designed as a quadruped robot similar to a horse, but uses a The cooler and more unique inverted three-wheel design makes the robot look more like a big kangaroo when it is in its folded form. It may be for this reason that they also named the robot "kanguro" in Italian.
Although CanguRo has nothing to do with horses in terms of shape, it can indeed perform the same tasks as horses, including being able to be ridden or transported goods. It can also follow the owner obediently like a pet, even through voice and specific Actions communicate and interact with the host.
CanguRo is able to complete the above horse-like behaviors by switching between the two modes Roid and Ride. The Roid mode can be regarded as its robot mode.
At this time, the vehicle will minimize the distance between the front and rear wheels, so that the body length is only 555 mm, and the seat cushions will also be stored together. In this mode, CanguRo will obediently follow the owner anywhere until you call it home or get in the car.
So how does CanguRo follow its owner obediently, bypass all kinds of obstacles and pedestrians on the road smartly, or not go on the wrong street when returning home? In fact, similar to self-driving cars, it is also realized by the joint action of sensor hardware and software related to intelligent driving.
If you look carefully at the front of the robot, you will find a mask-like thing under the two ear-shaped handlebars, which houses the vehicle's 3D lidar system, and a wide-angle camera below it. There is also a distance sensor inside the little black box, and these sensor hardware basically act as CanguRo's eyes.
In order to ensure that you will not get lost, it also has a built-in advanced navigation system independently developed by FuRo. In this navigation system, there is an important software called SLAM, which can synchronize the positioning of the vehicle and use the signal data received by the sensor. The surrounding environment is mapped in real time, and the vehicle's self-driving system then creates a path plan based on the surrounding environment and obstacles for autonomous navigation.
It is precisely because of this technology that the vehicle can drive to its destination autonomously and safely. Or users can also wirelessly control CanguRo through a tablet or smartphone, allowing it to actively follow them.
When you want to ride this bike, it will switch from Roid mode to Ride mode. At this time, CanguRo will perform a series of deformation actions. It looks like a riding tool similar to an electric inverted tricycle or a scooter.
The driving force of the vehicle comes from the brushless motors built into the two 12-inch wheels in the front, and the steering is realized through the thick 10-inch rear wheels.
Although the motor does not provide specific power information, some data show that the maximum speed of the motor is 4200rpm, and the maximum torque is only 0.93Nm. Obviously, such a motor CanguRo cannot help its owner win any speed-related competitions. After all, the official The maximum speed given is only 10km/h, but it should allow the rider to stroll through the streets and alleys in a more relaxed manner.
When it comes to riding experience and driving style, CanguRo is completely different from the currently known electric tricycles. Because instead of using an intuitive display to let the rider know the current speed, the 64kg robotic electric scooter uses a wonderful tactile sense.
It has a built-in haptic device under the seat cushion, which will send out an increasing beat to let the rider feel that the vehicle is accelerating, and the pedals are located on the swing fork next to the in-wheel motor, so that the rider's legs can also feel the acceleration of the vehicle. The driving force behind CanguRo.
When the rider needs to turn, the force sensor in the vehicle suspension system will detect the rider's tilt direction and send force feedback to the handlebar to instruct the vehicle to turn.
If CanguRo detects an obstacle ahead but the rider does not give feedback, it will still choose to actively avoid collisions. When it predicts that an accident may occur, it will automatically step on the brakes. The behavior logic is similar to that of a real horse. Horses are about the same.
In my personal opinion, whether it is CanguRo's interesting deformation movements, special riding style or even intelligent performance, it really matches its futuristic appearance extremely well.
Sadly, while this fun robotic electric car looks fully production-ready, it's unlikely we'll see it for sale anywhere, as FuRo considers CanguRo to be a research project, and as far as it's going to use What kind of battery system and battery life performance are also unknown.
If this rideable robot ever hits the market, it will certainly have an impact on human psychology, such as raising a group of lazy humans, who let our brains be designed in this way-to perform bodily functions. Store as much energy as possible. But one thing is undeniable, that CanguRo is indeed one of the coolest robots we have seen in the past two years.
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