How robots will keep the 2020 Olympics safe – The Australian Financial Review

Posted: November 28, 2019 at 11:44 pm

"Everyone will have an ID card. At the games in Rio De Janeiro and London, the security guards checked the ID pass and the photo and let people in," he said.

"This time our venues are all over Tokyo and some are in other prefectures of Japan, like Sapporo.

"One of our challenges is how to make a secure entry system. This solution is one of the new technologies we will introduce to Japan through the Tokyo Olympics."

Autonomous patrolling surveillancerobots, already roaming Tokyo's Narita airport, will also be used at games sites, taking 360-degree video through omnidirectional cameras and l as metal detectors and thermal imaging sensors.

The robots can extend robotic arms to check suspicious objectsaround them. Another autonomous security robot, the REBORG-Z model, will provide multilingual information to spectators and officials and display emergency evacuation instructions in the event of a security threat or natural disaster.

Toyota's Human Support Robot will assist spectators at the Tokyo games.Supplied

Motoring giant Toyota has announced a Tokyo 2020 robot collaboration project with the games, designed to support the mobility of people at event venues.

Nobuhiko Koga, the chief officer of Toyota's research centre, said the company was using expanded robotics programs as part of its efforts to transition to a mobility company.

Its human support robot will guide as many as 1000 guests to their seats in at Olympic stadium events, as well as delivering food and drinks ordered from dedicated tablet computers.

Special-use robots equipped with autonomous functions will also assist the competition, including retrievingequipment in field events such as javelin.

"At Tokyo 2020, we want to capture the imagination of spectators by providing support robots as we do our part to make the games a success," he said.

Toyota is preparing to supply a fleet of more than 3700 cars to the games, 90 per cent of which will be electrified, part of efforts to achieve the lowest emissions target level possible.

More than 500 medals are being made with metals from recycled electronic devices and smartphones donated by the Japanese public.

After two years of collection, nearly 80,000 tonnes of gold, silver and bronze have been recycled from schools and businesses.

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