A summary of all the robots that made it to the final stage of the 'Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest' - a lineup of unique robots, including one that makes a 'cock-a-doodle' sound and one that punches with all its might
The Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest was held at the Neyagawa Campus of Osaka Electro-Communication University on Sunday, November 3, 2024. The six robots that made it to the final stage were all unique, so we've put together a summary of the competition.
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The Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest is a contest in which participants compete in rescue capabilities by controlling their own bipedal humanoid robots. Accelerometers are embedded in the rescue target dolls, and an important evaluation point is not only speed but also 'how well the rescue target is rescued without causing shock.' Details of the course and rules of the Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest can be found in the article below.
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Thirteen robots participated in the 2024 Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest, and six robots that received high marks in the preliminary rounds advanced to the final stage. The results and content of the final stage competition are as follows.
◆Technical Award: Aranea
Aranea, developed by Natsuki Miyagi of Osaka Electro-Communication University's Free Workshop HRP, showed very smooth movement in the qualifying rounds, but suffered a wire breakage in the final stage. However, he managed to get it back on track and complete the race.
Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest 2024 Final Stage [Aranea] - YouTube
◆ 3rd place in the visual category: Rescue Kojaku
Rescue Kojaku is a robot developed by Kawabata Nijiharu, a member of the Osaka Electro-Communication University Free Workshop HRP. Its unique feature is that it stretches its arms out to the side when moving debris, blowing it away with great force. However, it was so powerful that it hit the doll it was trying to rescue, and was given a yellow card once.
Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest 2024 Final Stage [Rescue Kojaku] - YouTube
◆ Visual inspection 2nd place: Alex
Alex is a robot created by Masaki, who participated as an individual. Pay attention to its unique movements as it passes through the tunnel, almost as if it is swimming on the ground. It also moves very smoothly as it holds the doll in its arms.
Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest 2024 Final Stage [Alex] - YouTube
◆ Visual category 1st place: Kimimax
The winner of the visual inspection category was KimiMax, created by Nishika Sakurai of Osaka Electro-Communication University's Free Workshop HRP. Although the robot had some trouble with a broken wire before the competition, it performed stably throughout the competition and completed all tasks in just 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest 2024 Final Stage [Kimimax] - YouTube
◆ 2nd Place in the Onboard Camera Category: AI-chan
The onboard camera division is a division that relies solely on the images from the cameras mounted on the robots to operate them. The operation screen of the AI-chan developed by Nadayu Danshaku looks like this. In addition to the extremely poor visibility compared to the visual division, problems such as 'camera communication not working well and the image stopping' can also occur.
Although poor visibility sometimes caused the robot to move to unexpected places, its slow and stable movements created a robot that embodied a key point of the competition: rescue with minimal impact.
Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest 2024 Final Stage [AI-chan] - YouTube
◆1st Place in the On-Board Camera Category & OECU Cup: Leghorn
Among the unique robots competing, Leghorn, developed by Nakayan, one of the four great kings of the Kansai region, stood out. Leghorn looks like a chicken and completes various tasks with ease, occasionally crowing 'cock-a-doodle!' When lifting a puppet, it grabs it in one hand while saying 'Itadakimasu!' Not only does it have an impressive appearance, but it is also a high-quality robot that conveys solid technical skills, such as 'despite its large body, it exerts little vibration on the ground, so the impact value of the puppet is low,' and 'it can gently grab and remove debris with its hands.'
Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest 2024 Final Stage [Leghorn] - YouTube
The Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest is scheduled to be held again in 2025.
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