Study on Network Agent Systems in Information Infrastructure

在本报告中，我们介绍了两个实际的系统，讨论机器人网络系统（RNS）的可能性。一个是移动的机器人系统。另一种是远程握手系统。该移动的机器人系统由移动的机器人、MUSIC和遥操作方案组成。操作者可以通过Internet/ISDN看到移动的机器人发送的图像，控制移动的机器人离开移动的机器人所在的位置，从而证明了移动的机器人可以作为智能体完成物理任务。远程握手系统由两个握手设备（HSD）组成。每个HSD可以实现实际的握手感觉在人类操作员的身体，即触觉接口。东京和大坂之间的两个HSD通过互联网连接。他们的工作是让东京和大坂的两个人都能感受到真实的握手。该HSD在机器人网络系统中发挥了重要作用。基于移动的机器人系统和远程握手系统的研究结果，我们得出了机器人网络系统是可行的结论。

In this report we introduced two actual systems to discuss the possibility of Robotic Network Systems (RNS). One was Mobile Robot System. The other was tele-handshake system. The mobile robot system was composed of mobile robot, MUSEAR,and tele-operation scheme. Operators could control the mobile robot away from the mobile robot place by seeing images which were sent from the mobile robot through the Internet/ISDN.We demonstrated that the mobile robot could do work as an intelligent agent by accomplishing physical tasks. The tele-handshake system was composed of two HandShake Devices (HSD). Each HSD could realize actual handshake feeling in human operators physically, i.e.a haptic interface. Two HSD were connected through the Internet between Tokyo and Osaka. They worked so that two people in Tokyo and Osaka could feel real handshake. This HSD playd an important role in Robotics Network Systems. We concluded that the robotic network system would be possible based on the results of the mobile robot system and the tele-handshake system.