Murata Boy and Murata Girl

Murata Boy and Murata Girl are two self-balancing robots developed by Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese electronic components company. The company developed the robots to showcase a range of their products and generate publicity.[2][3] The robots are designed to be as energy-efficient as possible, both in their basic technological components and through features like automatic sleep mode.[1]

Murata Boy and Murata Girl
Murata Boy at CEATEC 2005
Murata Boy at CEATEC 2005
ManufacturerMurata Manufacturing
CountryJapan
Year of creation2005 (Murata Boy)
2008 (Murata Girl)
Price$ 500,000 (each)[1]
PurposeTechnology demonstrator
WebsiteOfficial website

Murata Boy

Murata Boy is a bicycle-riding robot which, standing 50 cm tall and weighing 5 kg, can travel at a speed up to 2 km per hour. It can balance on the bike moving forwards, backwards, and when remaining still (without planting his feet on the ground). The robot is equipped with:[2][4]

Murata Boy was listed on TIME magazine's list of Best Inventions of 2006.[5]

Murata Girl

Murata Girl is a unicycle-riding robot released in 2008, standing 50 cm tall and weighing 6 kg that can travel at a speed of 5 cm per second and can ride along a balance beam.[1][2] She is equipped with the following:[2][6]

  • gyro sensors (for stability and redressing)
  • a shock sensor (for impact detection)
  • a temperature monitor
  • a CCD camera
  • an ultrasonic sensor (for obstacle detection)
  • an infrared sensor (for detecting human movement)
  • Wi-Fi and energy-efficient close-distance bluetooth modules

References
  1. "CES 2011: murata boy + murata girl robots". Designboom. January 11, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  2. "MuRata Boy and Girl robots unicycle their way into our hearts. Slowly". CNet. January 9, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  3. "Some Hard-Working Celebrities of the Robot World". Nippon.com. July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  4. "Murata Boy description". Robotics Today. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  5. "Transportation - Robobike". Time. Time Inc. 13 November 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  6. "Murata Girl description". Robotics Today. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

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