HR7 类人机器人7号 国家: 加拿大 制造者: 机器人博士 年份: 2005

        2001年，机器人博士开始致力于它的历时最长的研究计划：从动力学的角度研制一个直立行走的两足机器人，这个机器人的成本只相当于一台个人电脑。之后，他研制出七代机器人原型，并且从许多其它的机器人身上找到了发展HR工程技术的途径。此外，HR的专利产品DURAS体系已经成为机器人博士设计所有运动物体的标准平台。

        HR7是对两足动物运动的研究长达四年的最高成果，并且比以前的机器人有了一些基本的改进。为了使HR6真正达到步态矫健和外观精致、功能完善，最初的市场计划被推迟。除了使HR7的外部材料浑然一体，机器人博士还用五个手指取代了之前所有HR机器人手部都采用的钳子形状。更为显著的是，HR7使用一种新型充电技术，它能用5分钟以下的充电时间来满足普通用途（工作时间2到4小时）的需要。HR7的平衡感大大优于HR6。像HR6一样，如果它摔倒了，就会重新站起来。

        HR7会走路、谈话、跳舞、躲避障碍物，甚至还会讲笑话或提出投资建议。它的控制源在远方，它利用蓝牙技术固定连接到一台家内电脑和因特网上。这种网络连接和随身携带的摄影机使它可以被用作家内的监控装置或者从远处检查孩子的工具。一个小时之后，它自动把插头插进电源插座以便再次充电。

In 2001, Dr Robot began what would become its longest-running research project: develop a dynamically walking bipedal robot that would cost no more than a PC. Seven generations of robot prototypes have followed and the technology developed for the HR Project has found its way into many other robots since. Moreover, HR’s patented DURAS architecture has become the standard platform for all Dr Robot’s mobile designs.

HR7 is the culmination of four years of bipedal motion research and offers some fundamental improvements over its predecessor. Original market plans for HR6 were postponed in the interest of introducing a true dynamic gait to the robot as well as refining the robot’s appearance and functional forms. In addition to unifying the exterior materials, Dr. Robot gave HR7 five fingers to replace the pincer grips that all previous HR robots had. More notably, HR7 uses a new recharging technology that keeps charging time under 5 minutes for standard use (2 to 4 hours operation). HR7’s sense of balance is vastly better than that that of HR6, but, like HR6, if it trips and falls, it gets back up again.

The HR7 walks, talks, dances, evades obstacles and can even tell jokes or give investment advice. It is a remote brained robot that uses Bluetooth technology to stay constantly connected to a home PC and the Internet. This Web connection, along with an onboard camera, enables it to be used as an in-home monitoring device or a tool for checking on kids remotely. After an hour, it automatically plugs itself into a power outlet for recharging.