Tokyo 2020 has unveiled four new futuristic robots which will be deployed to assist spectators, athletes and officials at competition venues and to relay sound, images and physical feedback from venues to those watching remotely.
The new models include robots based on Tokyo 2020 mascots Miraitowa and Someity and developed by Toyota Motor Corporation.
The Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer is an industry expert in the field of robot technology and is providing support for the “Tokyo 2020 Robot Project”, launched in March with the aim of ensuring next year’s Olympics and Paralympics will be the most innovative ever.
Tokyo 2020 mascot-type robots will welcome athletes and guests at Games venues and other Games-related locations with human-like movements such as shaking hands and waving, and with a variety of facial expressions.
Cameras mounted on the robots’ foreheads will allow them to recognise when people are nearby and to react to them.
Tokyo 2020 and Toyota are additionally discussing a number of ways for the mascot-type robots to make it easier and more enjoyable for children to experience the Games.
Another model – the T-HR3 Humanoid robot – will transmit sounds and images from Games locations to partner robots at remote locations.
Tokyo 2020 is also considering having them mirror each other’s physical movements.
It is claimed this will allow those at remote locations who interact with the T-HR3 Humanoid robots to feel as if they are physically present at Games-related locations.
A third model – the T-TR1 robot – is a virtual mobility robot developed by Toyota Research Institute in the United States.
It will be equipped with a camera atop a large, almost life-size display.
By projecting an image of a user from a remote location, the robot will help that person feel more physically present at its location.
The T-TR1 robot will give people that are physically unable to be present at Games-related locations a chance to virtually attend, with an on-screen facility allowing conversations between the two locations.
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