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November 29, 2007
Wine-identifying Sommelier Robot entered into the Guinness Book of Records
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The wine-identifying Sommelier Robot jointly developed by NEC System Technologies, Ltd. and Mie University was entered into the Guinness Book of Records in June 2007 as the first robot sommelier.
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"FIRST ROBOT SOMMELIER" GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2008 by Guinness World Records Limited, published November 2007 |
With support from the New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (NEDO), NEC System Technologies and Mie University jointly announced in July 2006 the development of a Health and Food Advice Robot (Tasting Robot). The Tasting Robot is capable of identifying several types of food, including cheese, meat products and bread by means of transmitting infrared rays at the food and then analyzing the absorbance spectrum.
The Sommelier Robot is a functionally enhanced version of the Tasting Robot. It can identify more than a dozen brands and flavors of wine, which are even more difficult to identify than cheese, meat and bread. This ability is made possible by enhancing the sensor's analysis precision.
Using information technology to help duplicate the five senses of humans, including the sense of taste, is important for the advancement of a ubiquitous society. NEC System Technologies will work with various entities in the development of robots that support the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases, as well as the treatment of those diseases through dietary therapy. We will also work to develop the robot's elemental technology while considering the commercialization of such technology to be utilized in other spheres in the future.
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