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Murata Boy and Murata Girl are two self-balancing robots developed by Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese electronic components company. The company developed the robots to showcase a range of their products and generate publicity. The robots are designed to be as energy-efficient as possible, both in their basic technological components and through features like automatic sleep mode.〔 ==Murata Boy== Murata Boy is a bicycle-riding robot which, standing 50 cm tall and weighing 5 kg, can travel at a speed up to 2 km per hour. It can balance on the bike moving forwards, backwards, and when remaining still (without planting his feet on the ground). The robot is equipped with:〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Murata Boy description )〕 * gyro sensors (for stability and redressing) * a shock sensor (for impact detection) * an angular velocity sensor * a temperature monitor * a CCD camera * an ultrasonic sensor (for obstacle detection) * an infrared sensor (for detecting human movement) * an EMI filter (to reduce electronic interference) * wi-fi and energy-efficient close-distance bluetooth modules (for interaction) Murata Boy was listed on ''TIME'' magazine's list of Best Inventions of 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Transportation - Robobike )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murata Boy and Murata Girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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