Introducing Swordsman Robot Defensing

Abstract

Tankendo is performed by exchanges of strikes with a light and short bamboo sword at a comparatively short distance. Since quick movements and decision-making determine the winner and the loser, without heavily depending on the physical strength and fitness, tankendo can be enjoyed even by elderly persons and females. In this study, an autonomous mobile “tankendo swordsman robot” was developed as a human to robot combat and a training aid machine for health promotion or entertainment. This paper presented this robot.