Land Walker on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Land Walker is the first
Archived product page
at ''sakakibara-kikai.co.jp''
at ''TheOldRobots.com'' {{Humanoid robots Rolling robots Robots of Japan Individual mecha
The Land Walker is the first bipedal
Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs or legs. An animal or machine that usually moves in a bipedal manner is known as a biped , meaning 'two feet' (from Latin ''bis'' 'double' ...
robot. Despite its name, it does not actually walk— instead shuffling on wheels hidden under its "feet" at approximately . It was invented by Masaaki Nagumo and created by researchers who hope to someday create similar robots to be used in the military and law enforcement.
Design
The Land Walker stands at about tall, weighing about . It "walks", or shuffles, at a speed of around . It has acockpit
A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft or spacecraft, from which a Pilot in command, pilot controls the aircraft.
The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the ...
, similar to a small airplane, big enough to seat one human. Two cannons are mounted on the arms of the robot, which fire rubber or plastic balls.
Enryu
The Land Walker is very similar to the biped robot Enryu, which was also created by the Sakakibara Kikai Co. in Tmsuk, Japan. The Enryu stands at a height of . It shuffles faster than the Land Walker because it uses caterpillar-like tracks instead of legs. It was built to help in emergency situations, like rushing into a burning building, lifting heavy objects, and rescuing people. Its arms act like human arms, which is different from the Land Walker's arms.See also
*Mecha
In science fiction, or mechs are giant robots or machines controlled by people, typically depicted as humanoid walking vehicles. The term was first used in Japanese (language), Japanese after shortening the English loanword or , but the mean ...
*Remote weapon system
A remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), or remote weapon station (RWS), also known as a remote weapon system (RWS), is a remotely operated weaponized system often equipped with fire-control system for light and medium-caliber weapons which can ...
References
External links
Archived product page
at ''sakakibara-kikai.co.jp''
at ''TheOldRobots.com'' {{Humanoid robots Rolling robots Robots of Japan Individual mecha