2024-07-06 04:00:14
That’s the idea of ​​a team of roboticists from the University of Tokyo. Rather than completely transforming vehicles so that they drive themselves, these researchers have designed a robot capable of getting into a standard car and driving it.
Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2406.05573
Most self-driving car projects focus on adding sensors and processing systems to make the vehicle itself intelligent. But the results are often mixed. The Tokyo team’s approach is radically different: to create a robotnamed Musashi, which mimics the actions of a human driver. Musashi is a musculoskeletal humanoid with arms, legs, hands, feet, a torso, a cou and a head, the All designed to handle the controls of a car. During tests on the Kashiwa campus track, the Musashi robot showed that it might not only drive, but also detect and react to obstacles, including pedestrians. Its movable eyes, equipped with high-resolution cameras, articulated arms and five-fingered hands allow for precise manipulation of the steering wheel, accelerator and brakes.
Musashi’s brain is a powerful computing unit that, thanks to a software d’learningallows it to drive autonomously. Tests have shown promising results, although Musashi is not yet ready for public roads. Researchers are optimistic and continue to refine their creation to improve its performance.
The ultimate goal is to determine whether a humanoid robot can drive as well or better than a human. This research might change our approach to autonomous driving, combining advanced technologies with humanoid forms for greater versatility and safety.
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