Toyota Partners with Preferred Networks to Build Helper Robots
Aug. 18, 2019Toyota has joined hands with Preferred Networks, an AI-based startup from Japan. The partnership is for developing service robots which are capable of assisting humans in day-to-day life.
The main use-case of these robots is providing assistance in the field ofnursing and healthcare. These robots have a single-arm, a display, cameras, and wheels for seamless movement. Moreover, you get remote control capabilities with these robots.
“Going forward toward our goal to develop service robots that better cater to the needs of our customers, we are excited by the prospect of collaborating in research and development with PFN, which boasts world-class intelligence technologies.”, said Nobuhiko Koga, Chief Officer of Toyota’s Frontier Research Center.
Partnering with a company like Preferred Network which has expertise in artificial intelligence and deep learning will definitely help Toyota to implement more features and capabilities to their robot. So, what do you think of this collaboration of Toyota with Preferred Networks? Do you think this would help make service robots more common? Tell us in the comments.
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