Robot Name: Jazz

Photo of Robot:

Category: Service robot

Made By: Gostai

Date of manufacture or date of introduction: January 2011

An introductory paragraph: Gostai Jazz robots have been made for mobile telepresence. 1-meter tall Jazz robots are mobile, fitted with a camera and connected to the Internet via wifi. The user connects to the robot from afar via any web browser. He can then control a robot in Paris from New York and see through the robot’s camera, which recorded image appears in the browser in real time. That way, the user can take part in a meeting, visit a place, and see what is happening in their office or factory in a natural and interactive way. There is no need to go anywhere as the robot “teleports” the user, who can listen to and see the robot’s surroundings and talk through the embedded loudspeaker while controlling the robot’s moves via an intuitive interface.

Targeted/Planned uses, and user groups: Businesses at large

Price: 7,900€ ($10,000)

Links:

http://www.gostai.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ0z4H_PCYE

http://www.gostai.com/downloads/video/jazz/Jazz%20Connect%20in%20English.mp4

Control and Software: Urbi, Gostai’s open source operating system for robotics; Flash

What tasks can be done autonomously? Semi autonomously? Remote-controlled robot for mobile telepresence. Jazz can be used to talk, hear, see and move in a remote environment.

Visual processing: yes

Sound and voice processing: yes

Remote control: yes

Height: 100cm

Weight: 8kg

Navigation: yes

External sensors and types: 12 ultrasonic sensors; 4 IR receivers; telemetric laser (optional)