Freestyle skiing robot developed

TOKYO, Japan - A robot developed by a group led by Kazuo Yoshida, a professor in the science and engineering department at Tokyo's Keio University, performs a midair somersault in a demonstration to the media at the university Aug. 23. The robot stands 50 centimeters tall and weighs 4.3 kilograms. It can travel at a speed of about 7.5 meters per second. Yoshida said the robot that moves according to a recorded program of instructions via radio transmission may be used in space.

• Product Code
• ILEA000009710

• Registered date
• 2001/8/23 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

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• 1204 × 1782 pixel

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• 72 dpi

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• 407.45(KB)*

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