15) Nao Robot

NAO ROBOT

Nao  (pronounced now) is an autonomous, programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, French robotics company headquartered in Paris. The robot's development began with the launch of Project Nao in 2004. On 15 August 2007, Nao replaced Sony's robot dog Aibo as the robot used in the RoboCup Standard Platform League (SPL), an international robot soccer competition. The Nao was used in RoboCup 2008 and 2009, and the NaoV3R was chosen as the platform for the SPL at RoboCup 2010.

The various versions of the Nao robotics platform feature either 14, 21 or 25 degrees of freedom (DoF). A specialised model with 21 DoF and no actuated hands was created for the Robocup competition. All Nao Academics versions feature an inertial measurement unit with accelerometer, gyrometer and four ultrasonic sensors that provide Nao with stability and positioning within space. The legged versions included eight force-sensing resistors and two bumpers. The most recent version of the robot, the 2014 Nao Evolution, features stronger metallic joints, improved grip and an enhanced sound source location system that utilises four directional microphones.

The Nao robot is controlled by a specialised Linux-based operating system, dubbed NAOqi. The OS powers the robot's multimedia system, which includes four microphones (for voice recognition and sound localization), two speakers (for multilingual text-to-speech synthesis) and two HD cameras (for computer vision, including facial and shape recognition). The robot also comes with a software suite that includes a graphical programming tool dubbed Choregraphe, a simulation software package and a software developer's kit. Nao is furthermore compatible with the Microsoft Robotics Studio, Cyberbotics Webots, and the Gostai URBI Studio.

MODELED BY AMAL NAMBIAR

(MODELED IN CREO AND RENDERED IN KEYSHOT)

Specifications :

Nao V5 Evolution (2014)
Height	58 centimetres (23 in)
Weight	4.3 kilograms (9.5 lb)
Power supply	lithium battery providing 48.6 Wh
Autonomy	90 minutes (active use)
Degrees of freedom	25
CPU	Intel Atom @ 1.6 GHz
Built-in OS	NAOqi 2.0 (Linux-based)
Compatible OS	Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Programming languages	C++, Python, Java, MATLAB, Urbi, C, .Net
Sensors	Two HD cameras, four microphones, sonar rangefinder, two infrared emitters and receivers, inertial board, nine tactile sensors, eight pressure sensors
Connectivity	Ethernet, Wi-Fi

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 Source : Wikipedia