OMRON – NeCoRo
Internal sensors and primary operational parts
Characteristics
1) Responds to human movement/emotions
2) Has feelings and desires, and its personality will adjust to its owner
3) Remembers its name and acknowledges its name when called
4) Synthetic fur gives it a feline appearance, so it feels natural to treat it like a cat, stroking and hugging it
Specifications
Dimensions Outer dimensions: 260mm x 160mm x 320mm (excluding tail)
Weight: 1.6 Kg (when battery is inserted)
Fur material: Acrylic (gray or brown)
Sensing and recognition Tactile sensors are embedded in the head, chin and back, so it can recognize stroking and patting
A microphone is in the head, so it can detect sound and recognize the source of the sound
As it’s name is called over and over it will remember its name and react when called
Within its scope of vision, it can perceive the direction of moving objects
An internal acceleration sensor allows it to know its position when cradled or spun around
Feeling generation mechanism Equipped with Omron’s proprietary MaC (Mind and Consciousness) technology, feelings are generated according to recognition feedback, which isdependent on configurations based on psychological concepts, leading to cognitive decisions andactions determined by these feelings (applicablepatent acquired)
Feelings of satisfaction, anger, and uneasiness generated based on recognition feedback
Desires to sleep or be cuddled generated according to physiological rhythms
Via a learning function, personality traits such as selfishness and the need for attention will change in response to the owner
Via a growth function, expressive patterns in reaction to the owner will increase
Actuators 4 legs (each with two degrees of freedom), tail with two degrees of freedom, neck with two degrees of freedom, and eyelids, ears, and a mouth each with one degree of freedom, for a total of 15 degrees of freedom. Equipped with many movement patterns and a voice speaker, 48 different cat sounds can be vocalized.
Power supply Replaceable nickel hydrogen battery (Ni-MH)
Battery is good for 1 hour and 30 minutes of operation (battery is charged to full capacity in 2 hours)
Accessories Battery pack/special charger/instruction manual/ brush
Support system
Home page:
http://www.necoro.com On-line from the evening of October 16
NeCoRo Customer Center:
Handles inquiries about the product – Beginning October 17
NeCoRo Care Center:
Provides information to customers -Scheduled to open from November 20
Ordering NeCoRo
From October 17: Takashimaya outlets (Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Tamagawa, Osaka, Kyoto, and JR Nagoya)
From November 3: By phone or through the web page (until November 18)
Product shipment
From November 20 in sequence of orders
