Plen

Plen

:"Plen the robot should not be confused with the Public Leadership Education Network or PLEN"Plen is a small desktop toy humanoid robot that can replicate complex human movements. It is controlled remotely by use of a Bluetooth enabled phone. When programmed, it is able to use a skateboard, rollerskates, pick up, kick and throw small things, and stand up if he tumbles to the floor. It doesn't feature any sensors or automatic software reactions to certain events, as it's entirely remote-controlled.

Videos of Plen are being widely distributed and featured on sites such as YouTube, notably for its ability to perform roller skating and skateboard stunts [ [http://dvice.com/archives/2007/01/plen_the_robot_that_skates_acr.php SciFi.com January 23, 2007 "Plen, the robot that skates across your desk"] ] . It performs these feats in a very lifelike fashion.

Plen is 9 inches (22.8cm) tall, weighs 696 grams [ [http://www.pattinaggiobellusco.com/news/news.htm Pattinaggio Bellusco - News 06-02 "Desktop Hobby Robot 'Plen'"] ] and is equipped with a 3 axis accelerometer to assist in balancing. It has 18 degrees of freedom and a 32bit ARM7 CPU. Plen is powered by 6V-950mA NiMH rechargeable battery. New actions are programmable using its Motion Editor software and can be uploaded via USB or Bluetooth [ [http://blogs.pcworld.com/digitalworld/archives/2007/01/the_rise_of_the_1.html PC World Jan 29 "CES Robot Roundup"] ] . Plen is expected to sell for 250,000 JPY [ [http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/05/tiny_plen_robot.html ROBOTS DREAMS: Tiny Plen Robot Roller Skates!] (includes video link)] .

Plen was created and manufactured by Akazawa Co. Ltd of Japan, and is currently sold by them for 262,500 ¥.

References

External links

* [http://www.plen.jp Plen Official Website]
* [http://www.akazawa.co.jp/plen.html AkaZawa Website]
* [http://www.roboporium.com/plen.html Official US Website]


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