Speecys Corp, a Japanese company, created the world’s first robot powered by fuel cells. Based in Tokyo, Japan, the company developed a small humanoid robot called the Speecys-FC. Tomoaki Kasuga, formerly a robotics engineer at Sony, spear-headed the project.
Speecys-FC is a 50 cm tall, 4.2kg robot that carries a built-in hydrogen cylinder. The chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen produces enough electricity to power the robot’s fuel cells. It leaves water as the only by-product, which is not only efficient but environmental friendly also.
The firm said that the fuel cells are much easier to replace compared to traditional batteries that would take several hours to recharge. It is a promising source of power for robots in the coming years.
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