A Really Good New Use Case for Animatronic Robots: Scare the Bears! - Connected World
Recently, I came across a CBS News report documenting a new use for animatronic robots, now deployed in Japan.
Scare the bears away from humans.
What interested me most: The robot is not humanoid. It is a robotic version of a wolf, which makes perfect sense: In nature, a bear is more afraid of a wolf than a human.
If you are of an age, like me, you may have had the wonderful experience of attending the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. I remember trudging through many of the pavilions and eventually finding my way into the Illinois State Pavilion. To my amazement I watched Walt Disney’s Abraham Lincolnaudio animatronic show. Having grown up watching Saturday morning kid’s shows with hand and string-controlled puppet assistants to the human hosts, the fact that Mr. Lincoln acted autonomously, without strings, made a deep impact on my understanding...
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