Enon (robot)
{{Short description|Personal assistant robot}}
Enon is a personal assistant robot{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/11/enon-fujitsu-robot-talks-shoppers-into-buying-stuff-videos/|title=ENON: Fujitsu robot talks shoppers into buying stuff (videos)|last=Toto|first=Serkan|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-09-15|language=en}} first offered for sale in September 2005. Enon was developed by two companies: Fujitsu Frontech Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. The six-million yen (US$60,000) rolling robot is self-guiding, with limited speech recognition and synthesis. Enon can amongst others be used to provide guidance, transport objects, escort guests and perform security patrolling, according to the organization.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/news/press-releases/2005/0913-01.html|title=Fujitsu Begins Limited Sales of Service Robot "enon" For Task Support in Offices and Commercial Establishments - Fujitsu Global|website=www.fujitsu.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-15}} Enon, an English acronym for "Exciting Nova On Network,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/fujitsu-makes-54000-guide-robot|title=Fujitsu Makes $54,000 Guide Robot|date=2005-09-13|work=Fox News|access-date=2017-09-15|language=en-US}} can pick up and carry roughly {{convert|500|g|lb|sigfig=1}} in its arms and comes without software.
External links
- [http://pr.fujitsu.com/jp/news/2005/09/13.html Fujitsu] {{in lang|ja}}