[ad_1] Each of the vehicles will travel through the athletes’ village at a leisurely 12 miles per hour along a designated loop. As an SAE Level 4-capable autonomous vehicle, the e-Palette will be able to navigate the area all on its own. However, a safety attendant will be onboard each vehicle to ensure nothing goes […]
Category: summer olympics
Twitter teams up with NBC for live 2020 Olympics coverage
[ad_1] NBC previously worked with Snapchat for the 2018 Winter Games, offering some live coverage and highlights packages through the Discover tab. Still, this is the biggest step the Comcast subsidiary has taken to date in terms of allowing a partner to use live Olympics video, the New York Times notes. There’s an interactive element […]
Toyota’s 2020 Olympics robots will include a javelin-carrying cart
[ad_1] Most of the other bots were already known, such as the Human Support Robot (for guiding people to their seats), the Delivery Support Robot (drinks and other orders) and the T-HR3 humanoid robot (remote interactions with athletes). However, there will be one more Olympics-specific bot. The Mascot Robot in Miraitowa and Someity variants (you’re […]
Robots will serve as guides for the 2020 Olympics
[ad_1] More robots will handle tasks at the games, the organizers said, with news coming later. The committee isn’t shy about its aims: this is about showing off Japan’s prowess with robots at a moment when the world will be watching. It’ll demonstrate the “practical, real-life deployment” of the technology, project leader Hirohisa Hirukawa said. […]