Tokyo 2020 Robot Project
MEET THE MACHINES THAT ARE GIVING THIS YEARS’ OLYMPICS AN UPGRADE
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Fetch and carry
Meet the Field Support Robot (FSR). Its goal is to retrieve objects from throwing events, such as discuses and javelins. Much like a high-tech golf caddy, this robot has been created to autonomously follow a human member of staff who retrieves the objects, who can then place them in the FSR’s built-in storage. The FSR works in a similar way to the many automatic vehicles seen in factories, using an AI-equipped camera to detect humans and the reflection of a laser beam to determine their distance. This robot utilises self-navigating technology to map routes along fields and pitches to avoid obstacles. This machine reduces the number of staff needed to collect objects and brings down the time it takes to collect them.