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{{Short description|Robot developed by Hitachi}}
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 -->'''EMIEW''' is a [[robot]] developed by [[Hitachi, Ltd.|Hitachi]]. Another version has also been made called EMIEW 2.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/11/launch_of_hitachis_emiew_2_rob.html |title=Launch of Hitachi's EMIEW 2 Robot Goes a Bit Awry |access-date=2008-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201143723/http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/11/launch_of_hitachis_emiew_2_rob.html |archive-date=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> EMIEW stands for '''E'''xcellent '''M'''obility and '''I'''nteractive '''E'''xistence as '''W'''orkmate.<ref name=bbc/> Two EMIEWs have been made, called Pal and Chum. Hitachi stated that Pal and Chum, have a vocabulary of about 100 words, and Pal exhibited these skills by telling reporters: "I want to be able to walk about in places like [[Shinjuku]] and [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] in the future without bumping into people and cars".<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4351639.stm|title=BBC NEWS - Technology - Hitachi unveils 'fastest robot'|date=16 March 2005 |access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref> Both EMIEWs have a top speed of 6&nbsp;km/h (matching [[Honda]]'s [[ASIMO]]) and can avoid obstacles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/050315a.html|title=HITACHI GLOBAL : News Release : Hitachi Develops a Robot that has the Capabilities for Daily Life and that Moves in Response to Dialogs with People|first=HITACHI|last=GLOBAL|access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref>

== Specifications ==
{|style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
! Model
! EMIEW 
! EMIEW 2
|-
|Year launched
|2005
|2007
|-
| Mass
| 70&nbsp;kg 
| 13&nbsp;kg <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitachi.com/rd/research/robotics/emiew2_01.html|title=Redirect Page : Research & Development : Hitachi|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302112717/http://www.hitachi.com/rd/research/robotics/emiew2_01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Height
| 130&nbsp;cm
| 80&nbsp;cm 
|-
| Maximum speed
| 6&nbsp;km/hour 
| 6&nbsp;km/hour
|-
| Acceleration
| 4 m/s2
| 4 m/s2
|-
| [[Degrees of freedom (engineering)|Degrees of Freedom]]
| 14 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/050315a.html|title=HITACHI GLOBAL : News Release : Hitachi Develops a Robot that has the Capabilities for Daily Life and that Moves in Response to Dialogs with People|first=HITACHI|last=GLOBAL|access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref><br/><small>(arm: 6 × 2, hand: 1 × 2)</small>
| 25<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20008227-1.html Hitachi humanoid rolls over floor junk, looks cute]</ref>
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[Humanoid robot]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official site|http://www.hitachi.com/rd/portal/highlight/robotics/emiew1_01/index.html|EMIEW official website}}
* {{Official site|http://www.hitachi.com/rd/portal/highlight/robotics/emiew2_01/index.html|EMIEW 2 official website}}

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{{Humanoid robots}}
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[[Category:Social robots]]
[[Category:Bipedal humanoid robots]]
[[Category:2005 robots]]
[[Category:Robots of Japan]]
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