One of the most popular videos in Nico Nico Douga, Japan’s video-sharing community, is this nifty little robot that makes coffee: preparing the cups and dripper, grinding the beans, filtering the coffee and pouring the finished product into a cup.
Hina, a little humanoid robot, is the creation of mujaki (Blog), and is based on Kondo’s KHR-2HV, with modified parts around the joints and especially the head. mujaki says it took 3 months to complete the mods to make the robot more human-like.
Below is the newly uploaded Youtube video.
“Hina-chan, no sugar please, oh, and a little bit of milk…”
Although its gait seems rough, its movements when grinding the coffee and pouring water is especially human-like, like something a little girl would do.
A nice addition at the end is the clip where Hina spilled the coffee on the table and made a mess. ^_^;;
“Hina” means a young chick in Japanese. mujaki himself has written on his blog:
Hina:
- A newly hatched chick
- A young girl’s little doll
- A word that suggests “small” and “pretty”
- Our black-and-white kitten
By the way, “Hina” is not the robot’s name; it’s the model or series name. I don’t have a name yet for the robot.
Specifications of little Hina, the robot:
Height: 36 centimeters
Weight: 1.1 kilograms
Freedom of movement: legs 6x2, arms 4x2, neck 1, total=21
Servo: KRS-788HV×20ã€GWS-PICO-STD×1 (neck only)
Power: 12v hobby robot battery, wired power
Control board: RCB-3J
Posture control: gyro x2, acceleration sensor
{via IT Media}
