An-9RR – cute robot pair, mom and kid, as receptionist and takes care of security

An-9RR is a fresh robotic pair that has just been released by Japanese electronics/security company, ALSOK. The pair comprises of a mother bot and a kid bot, which is to work as a receptionist as well as keeping an eye on bystanders.

The mother robot is equipped with a camera and several sensors, weighs 35kg and its specialty is capable of recognizing visitor’s face or voice. And it’s able to take reservation, greet people and say goodbye. It’s the best receptionist to be used at any entrance counter to keep record of people coming into the buildings. The mother bot is holding a touchscreen display in her hands, which allows visitors to find out more information about the building before entering, or to contact people inside.

The kid robot is holding a security camera, that shall be taking snapshots of bystanders, to keep a record of everyone passes by. The kid bot weighs just 1.5 kg and is portable. But it’s meant for security purpose only.

Anyway, this robotic pair is super expensive which will cost $30,000 or can be leased in for $700 a month over a 4-year period. The pair may be worth to have to replace man power cost for long term.

SRV-1 Mobile surveillance Robot monitors every corner of your home

Here comes the SRV-1 Mobile surveillance Robot, a palm-sized tank-like bot that can be used to go around every corner in your home or office to explore dangerous terrain and report to you via consistent video feeds.

The SRV-1 mobile robot is powered by a 1000MIPS 500MHz Blackfin BF537 processor and equipped with a mini video camera that captures video footage when it goes round in your house or office. The SRV-1 bot also supports 802.11b/g WiFi connectivity, which allows it to interact with a PC remotely.

The SRV-1 robot includes a Java-based console software that has a built-in web server, which lets you control it via a web browser from anywhere in the world (Provided you hook it up to the Internet, assign it with an Internet-viewable IP or domain name). You can even archive the video feeds on demand or on a schedule basis.

The SRV-1 surveillance robot costs $475, comes fully assembled and ready to use out-of-box. But to setup the software, you need to posses little technical knowledge including Java, networking and dealing with the command line.