“スーパーへ買い物” 電動車いす型ロボット サービス開始

“Shopping at supermarket” Electric wheelchair robot service started

“Shopping at supermarket” Electric wheelchair robot service started
自動で走行する電動車いす型のロボットに乗って、スーパーなどへ買い物に行くことができるサービスが東京・中央区で始まりました

A service that allows you to go shopping at supermarkets, etc. by riding an electric wheelchair-shaped robot that runs automatically has started in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

A service that allows you to go shopping at supermarkets, etc. by riding an electric wheelchair-shaped robot that runs automatically has started in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
このサービスは、自動運転技術の開発を手がける東京のベンチャー企業が、中央区にある佃と月島で10月1日からスタートさせました

This service was started on October 1st in Tsukuda and Tsukishima in Chuo Ward by a venture company in Tokyo that develops autonomous driving technology.

This service was started on October 1st in Tsukuda and Tsukishima in Chuo Ward by a venture company in Tokyo that develops autonomous driving technology.
利用できるのは、1人乗りの電動車いす型のロボットです

Available is a one-seater electric wheelchair-type robot

Available is a one-seater electric wheelchair-type robot
利用者はスマートフォンのアプリから、スーパーや飲食店、病院などおよそ40の地点から行きたい場所を選択します

From the smartphone app, users select the place they want to go from about 40 points such as supermarkets, restaurants, and hospitals.

From the smartphone app, users select the place they want to go from about 40 points such as supermarkets, restaurants, and hospitals.
そして、ロボットが置かれた町なかのステーションから、全く操作することなく自動で目的地まで行くことができます

And from the station in the town where the robot is placed, you can automatically go to the destination without any operation.

And from the station in the town where the robot is placed, you can automatically go to the destination without any operation.

歩道を時速4キロほどで走行し、赤信号では停止したり、障害物にぶつからないよう進路を変えたりすることができ、用事が済んだら再びステーションまで自動で戻ります

To use it, you need to register in advance, and you can ride as much as you want for a fixed amount of 10,000 yen a month, and you can also use it for 370 yen for 10 minutes each time.

To use it, you need to register in advance, and you can ride as much as you want for a fixed amount of 10,000 yen a month, and you can also use it for 370 yen for 10 minutes each time.
利用するには事前の登録が必要で、1か月1万円の定額で乗り放題となるほか、1回ごとに10分間370円で使うこともできるということです

A woman in her 60s said, ”I was thrilled to be able to move while looking at the scenery empty-handed.

A woman in her 60s said, ”I was thrilled to be able to move while looking at the scenery empty-handed.
利用者の60代の女性は、「手ぶらで景色を見ながら移動ができてわくわく感がありました

I want my elderly mother to ride it too. ”

I want my elderly mother to ride it too. ”
高齢の母にも乗ってもらいたい」と話していました
この事業を行うZMPの谷口恒社長は「免許を返納したとたんに外出する機会が減るお年寄りも多いと聞くが、そうした方々の移動の可能性を広げていきたい」と話しています