Japan Railway Corporation is developing a wireline maintenance robot, which the company says will help improve efficiency and prepare for future labor shortages, and the use of robots will also help prevent accidents such as electric shocks and falls.
The robot has a camera-mounted head and two arms, which are mounted on the front end of the crane arm. In the cockpit under the arm, the operator wears glasses and uses the joystick to move the left and right arms of the robot to perform work while watching the video from the camera.
The operator's head movement is linked with the camera on the robot head. If you pick up something with the arm, it will transmit a sense of weight through the joystick. The hands can perform various movements, and can also use scissors to cut branches, paint with brushes, etc.
It is understood that the robot can lift up to a total of about 40 kilograms of objects. The operation process is relatively easy to remember, and you can master the skills to a certain extent by practicing for about 20 to 30 minutes. The working range of the robot is up to about 10 meters.
Experiments using the prototype machine are expected to start this month
