National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, JVC Develop 8-megapixel High-resolution Robotics Technology.Tokyo, Japan, Feb 1, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry (NICT NICT National Incident Coordination Team (EPA) NICT New Information and Communication Technology/Technologies ) and Victor Company of Japan (JVC JVC Victor Company of Japan (or Japan's Victor Company) JVC Jewelers Vigilance Committee JVC Jesuit Volunteer Corps JVC Jet Vane Control (directs VLS-launched missiles) JVC Jonker-Volgenant-Castanon ) announced on February 1 that they have co-developed a network robot vision system that achieves a vision resolution of 8 megapixels, close to the limit of the human vision. The system consists of a high-resolution robot camera and network humanoid robot. Developed by JVC, the camera has a single 8-megapixel color CSMO CSMO Chief Sales & Marketing Officer CSMO Close Station March Order CSMO Combat Systems Maintenance Officer CSMO clinically significant macular edema CSMO Contracted Services Management Office sensor, and is about 1/18 the weight and 1/19 the size of its predecessor with the same resolution the company developed in 2002. Developed by the NICT, the humanoid robot has humanoid arms and hands with five fingers with probing capability. A person wearing data gloves embedded with join bending sensors can manipulate the robot's arms and fingers via a network. The robotics technology is expected to be used for telemedicine and nursing care applications. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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