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The Model MOF17 Pro, Speecy’s beautiful new robot with “Real 3D Skin” made from hard resin, is set for release in February 2017. The robot has 34 joints and can be programmed via PC through the onboard CPU and software. Customers can also customise the external appearance of the robot for an additional fee.
The robot will be on show at Speecy’s booth at the Business Frontier Fair which will will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 at Tokyo Big Sight Hall 7.
Model MOF17 Pro
The Model MOF17 Pro is a real 3D figure developed with the aim of smooth, quiet motion along with beautiful external features. The robot costs 980,000 yen (excluding tax) and the paint job can be customised to the customer’s demands for an additional fee.
It’s also hoped that a low cost version will be become available which can be used with various different apps across all platforms. If the robot can be mass produced as a commercial product, the price could fall to around 250,000 yen.
Highlights:
- Figure stands 45 centimeter tall
- Delicate, slim body line faithfully reproduced
- Robot uses beautiful figure-like hard resin and paintwork
- Unlike regular bipedal robots, the Model MOF17 Pro is a danceable type with 34 joints
- Uses Raspberry Pi3 as CPU (LINUX)
- Loaded with MOFI-OS ver.2.0 (can be controlled by PC, smartphone via HTTP)
- MikuMikuDance motion ability (using .pmx, .vmd files)
- Lower unit containing high quality servo and CPU can be separated for easy maintenance
Background
If figures and character products can be made to move quietly through new robotics technology, there could be a big market. However, existing robots have a servo motor located inside which, due to its size and heaviness, produces a motor noise preventing the creation of a “real moving figure.”
In 2014, Speecys used the patented Motion Figure System in a slim character figure aiming to make it move smoothly and quietly resulting in the Motion Figure MF201. The joints of the doll-style figure were driven by various wires, the driving force being provided by the servo motor controlled via the CPU installed in the lower mechanism’s unit. The slim outside and quiet movement came together to create the impression of a real moving figure.
So What’s New?
With the Model MOF17 Pro, both the external appearance and functionality have been upgraded. For the first time, the external part of the robot uses figure-like “Real 3D Skin,” is built around a hard skeleton with a flexible four-stay frame, and includes the motor and CPU in a mechanism unit.
The Model MOF17 Pro danceable type motion figure has the highest current number of joints at 34 with four stays and can dance freely with soft, delicate movement unavailable in most other robots as evidenced by the three joints in its wrist alone.
The Model MOF17 Pro also comes fitted with the industry standard Raspberry Pi3 circuit board with software which can be run through Linux and is also compatible with the popular 3DCG game MikuMikuDance.
The platform takes up the role of a moving user interface and has been designed to take advantage of each kind of IT and IoT software application including PC, tablet, and smartphone so that movement can be linked across a crowd.
Product Information
Sales begin in February 2017
Model No.: Model MOF17 Pro
Figure Height: approx. 450 mm
External Dimensions: 360 x 400 x 600 mm
Uses figure-like hard resin “Real 3D Skin”
Joints: 34
- Head: 3 (left/right rotation, left/right slope, forward/backward slope)
- Arms: 14 (shoulder rotation, shoulder opening, upper arm rotation, elbow, wrist)
- Legs: 10 (front thighs, thigh rotation, opening, knees, ankles)
- Waist: 3 (left/right rotation, left/right slope, forward/backward slope)
- Stays: 4
Driving Method: joints driven by wires (patented technology)
Joint Scope: maximum 200 degrees (varies with joint)
Host Connection: WiFi, LAN, etc.
Source: @Press
