Quick thinking robot to save the day

With perception and decision making skills shoehorned inside Nova-5 the technology institute of Calgary’s robot represents a real leap forward on the human-like attribute scale for robots.

It is able to detect a knife held by an assailant, sense a gun shot sound and distinguish a human scream this life saving robot is aimed at the “hostage situation, finding trapped miners and assessing danger levels where hazardous materials are involved” end of the marke .

Nova 5 , with its combination of sensors and highly developed software can wander autonomously around and both decide where to look and then where to focus its attention.

The Spykee/Wall-E hybrid looks set to be a feature in the back of all emergency vehicles.

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