Kyoto Week at Expo 2010 Shanghai: "MURATA BOY" and "MURATA GIRL" appear on the Japan Pavilion Event Stage

Overview

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s cycle-riding robots MURATA BOY and MURATA GIRL will appear on the event stage during Japan Pavilion's Kyoto Week at Expo 2010 Shanghai.

Details

Expo 2010 Shanghai Kyoto Week - A Kyoto Kaleidoscope: A Melody of Beauty and Wisdom -

Summary

As participants in the Shanghai Expo being held in Shanghai, China, our goal is to introduce the technologies of this company and the high technology of Kyoto to China and the rest of the world through performances by two robots developed by Murata: MURATA BOY, the bicycle-riding robot, and MURATA GIRL, the unicycle-riding robot.

Event Stage

Performances by MURATA BOY, the bicycle-riding robot, and MURATA GIRL, the unicycle-riding robot
Oct. 16 (Sat.) - Oct. 21 (Thurs.)
Two～three performance will be held per day for a total of 14 performances.

Performance Description

MURATA BOY

1. Traverse a balance beam only 2 cm wide, the same width as the bicycle tires
2. Traverse an S-shaped balance beam
3. Come to a full stop without falling over
4. Ride at very low speeds; backing up

MURATA GIRL

1. Idles in place
2. Moving forward and backward
3. Following others