Disaster Relief Robot On Display at Tokyo Robot Exhibition

Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries showcased its humanoid robot ‘Kaleido,’ designed to assist disaster areas in search and rescue, at an international robot exhibition in Tokyo over the weekend.

Kaleido proved it can lift heavy objects and humans during a time of emergency.

The company hopes the robot can prove itself helpful in Japan, a country often hit by natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries was one of 200 companies participating in the robot exhibition, which ended Saturday, December 21. (REUTERS)

[AquarianNomadic]

Looks like 2002 technology compared to an outfit like Boston Dynamics.
Zero cradle and their unit can easily flip and jump over random items.

[mr.lietome]

Do they carry you straight to the re-education programs hidden in the mountains...lol

[Dropbear-ru]

isn't boston dynamics robot ten times better than this one?

[Zetler]

Best part about this rescue is the techno beats to drown out the screams of terror from the would be victims.

[bonilla]

Rescue and Recovery, Robot! KEWL!!!

[yogadgsix]

Must give him self balance first, the nature is unpredicted

[extrasolar]

i wonder if this isnt a bit of voas way of saying that the robot can operate the boat and mechanics in a more effective and responsible manner, but would feel isolated on an island with only penguins turtles and iguanas.

[nema]

It's strong but not very smooth needs better grip for grasping. Among other things. Long way off from being deployable, but has to start somewhere.

[ctwatcher]

Carrying the dead from Fukushima still?

[ahbeekisrael]

I bet it can run, kill and shoot guns too

[goldenrules]

Maybe we need 1.000.000 years more to capable made robot 100% can walking like human .. stabil and flexible 🤦‍♂️