Sensoroid and smart chair enables health to be visualised

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20th April 2018

Source: THK

Sensoroid and smart chair enables health to be visualised

THK CO at Hannover Messe this week has announced and exhibited product prototypes. At the exhibition, THK displayed a humanoid sensoroid that is able to grasp various conditions of the surrounding environment. Sensors can be embedded all over the robot, thus enabling the environment in which a person is situated to be visualised on the basis of a diversity of factors. A ‘smart’ sensing chair that measures a person´s respiration, heart rate, stress levels, and more will also be on display.

ATMOS sensoroid Design

Designed as a silhouette of the human body formed in grey acrylic around a white framework.
By sandwiching various sensor modules between the sheets of acrylic, it is possible to optimise this product/robot for a variety of applications.
THK´s FBL27D slide rails are used in the chest area, and a microcomputer or other device can be installed as well. THK´s RF77F cross-roller ring is also used for/in the robot´s waist.

Prototype details

Transparent boards/sheets are aligned at a 15mm pitch, and sensor modules can be easily situated between them.
Sensor data is visualised on a separate monitor.

ARGUS MOVA smart sensing chair Design

With white shell-type seats and legs made of transparent acrylic, this chair offers a futuristic feel that seems to float in the air.
Its shape takes into consideration this product´s deployment as seats in automobiles, trains, airplanes and other applications.
High-sensitivity piezo sensors are incorporated into the seat portion, enabling heart beat, respiration rate, and more to be detected based on minute movements of the human body.