Smart robot robot of Vietnamese students

A group of male students at HCM City University of Technology have successfully created a robot dog named Rudo (short for robot dog). Rudo can bark, sing, read, speak English, move his legs, head, tail ...

Researchers include: Pham Thanh Toi, Ho Huy Huan, Le Nhu Thinh, Vo Xuan Canh, Huynh Ngoc Tien Dat, led by Dr. Nguyen Ba Hai.

The team members robot dog Rudo. From left: Vo
Xuan Canh, Le Nhu Thinh, Huynh Ngoc Tien Dat - (Photo: character supply)

During one month, the group of young people met after school and worked hard at the HCM City University of Technical Education to conduct mechanical engineering, The students did not leave the laboratory at 1am - 2am.

Students use the LabVIEW programming language to control Rudo's mechanics. Rudo puppies are about 75cm long, weigh about 5kg, can bark (can adjust the volume of barking) simultaneously with tail movements, head, legs.

Students in the smart robot dog group Rudo
They often meet to share new ideas - (Photo: Trung Uyen)

In particular, in addition to keeping the house, Rudo dogs can be friends with the owner, especially with children, because they can sing, cook, speak English, read the story ...

Dr. Nguyen Ba Hai said: "In the near future, the team will use more advanced technologies such as image recognition, human form recognition or other algorithms to help dogs distinguish landlords and strangers. I would like to develop the Rudo robot dog into a low-cost toy for children. "