RFID in Japan

People who developed this robot are thinking about extending it using RFID. RFID tags embedded in stairways can tell robots how high/wide each stair is so that robots can easily get around.

Waseda University and tmsuk, Japan, are showing off the "WL-16RII" , a new 2 foot robot to assist people in climbing up and down stairways. The robot presented in Fukuoka will go on sale in 2010. In the demonstration "WL-16RII" succeeded in the stairway ascent and descent of height 20 centimeters. Sensors (not on board) inspect the height and width , etc., of the stairway and programs movement beforehand allowing for safe ascent and descent.

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