At recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2019, the centre of attraction were Humanoid Social Robots Alan and Alena. Alan and Alena are Hard Core series of social robots. They are fully compatible with today’s smart devices like Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Home and also Apple’s Siri.
Alan and Alena have been introduced by company Robomodix founded by Wili Huff. These social robots represent 5 years of research and development. They are designed to utilize emerging technologies such as deep learning AI, data acquisition, data reporting, object recognition, facial recognition and machine vision surveillance.
BUILT
Alan and Alena are human bust size robot with heads and shoulders. They contain 6 axis of motion provided by heavy duty robot Dynamixels and high efficiency PWM servo motors. For strength and mobility they are built on lightweight aluminium frame. The shell is high temperature epoxy that are designed to be resistant to higher temperature environments. Even the Skins are manufactured with platinum silicone for longevity and endurance. These are future ready as they have magnetic and modular designs for upgrades and scalability.
Robot motors use a lot of power, and can usually only last about 30 min to 2 hour before needing to be recharged!
FEATURES
Alan and Alena Social Robots are designed around a state of the art controller. The core components allow for the following abilities:
Control via computer, tablet or phone, Voice recognition, Voice synthesis, On-board camera for vision, Facial and object recognition, Sensor data reading, Object tracking, Jaw sync with audio input.
Alan and Alena are the perfect platforms to explore face to face interactions, a conduit for human-robotic interactions or HRI. Robomodix main focus is on the social and impacts of robots with faces. It focuses on to how will our ongoing contact with humanoid robots impact our future interactions with them? Alan and Alena robots ensure engagement with people by their futuristic sci-fi appearance and their cutting edge technology.
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CURRENT AND POTENTIAL USES
Robot Alan, has recently been installed in the world-class museum, the Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre in Kuwait. The installation provides visitors the opportunity to explore deep machine learning through object recognition.
Alan and Alena are optimized for long term use in high traffic areas. The robots are highly customizable and hence can be used as per the needs of the industry. Some of the potential uses are: Museum displays, AI Research, Company Marketing, Customer Data acquisition, Surveillance, Voice controlled home and business automation, Personal Assistant, Receptionist/Hospitality, Education, Telepresence, Healthcare
Robomodix was founded in 2013 by Will Huff. He is a veteran of effects in the motion picture industry. Fusing art and technology of 3D design and printing tools, Huff set out to build a better robot and has managed to create some of the most aesthetically pleasing and socially engaging robots ever built. Robomodix continues to push the boundaries in human robotic interactions and he hopes that one day his robots will be a part of everyday society.
