Pyrène, “the first” humanoid robot in the world capable of using tools, was presented Thursday in Toulouse by its designer, the Laboratory of analysis and architecture of systems (LAAS) of the CNRS.
“With the first generation of robots, were developed locomotor abilities: walking and coordination of movements”, explained Philippe Souères, head of the department of robotics at LAAS, Toulouse, france.
“This new generation is able not only to move but also to act on their environment and produce forces, to make it able to perform tasks”, he added at a press conference.
Thus, the robot is anthropomorphic of 1.75 m and weighing 100 kg, is capable of p erforming 32 movements of the joints independent, which allows him to overcome many obstacles, such as rough terrain or stairs, with a rapidity unprecedented”, welcomes Olivier Stasse, director of the research team Gepetto, who pilot the project within the LAAS.
“It is thanks to the locomotion widespread,” explains the proud father of Pyrene. This new generation is not only able to walk but also “draw on a wall, or grabbing a handrail to climb stairs,” says Mr Stasse.
Thanks to the cameras stereo detection depth, Pyrene can “see” an obstacle before the bypass, where his ancestors pursued their way, percutaient and fell. Evidenced by the many scotches repairers and protective foam that had to be glued on HRP-2 robot japanese earlier generation on which the LAAS has been working since 2006.
Pyrene is able to “interact with the environment and the human beings, thanks to its abilities of perception,” says Mr Stasse, who points out that, in the long term, the goal is to make a “robot which would be able to understand the room of my son”, little row as one can imagine, in order to intervene.
Pyrene “has the reflex to react”, explains Philippe Souères. It is thus “capable of handling”. “Pyrene can use tools and perform complex actions, such as screwing in something or drill a hole”, he says.
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