"Vending Machine Robots" Now in Operation
First time I heard about this project was about a year ago (see the entry "Vending Machines As Police Robots") and in May, a company called NAJ was installing vending machines with integrated surveillance cameras in Osaka (see the entry "Vending Machines with Surveillance Cameras to be tested").
On February 20, a major pilot test of these "vending machine robots" started at Chuou Elementary School in Osaka. It will last till March 20. The vending machines read RFID tags attached to kids' school bags, takes pictures, and send the pictures to the kids' parents. Also, if one presses a portable emergency button near a "vending machine robot," it makes a loud alarm sound and a red light flashes. Then, volunteers come and rescue her.
via Touou Nippou, Nishio Lab.
Posted by konomi at February 24, 2006 01:06 AM | TrackBack