The New King Kizer - lighter and faster

 ROBO-ONE's MARU Family has developed a new humanoid robot - the New King Kizer.  Compared to the Great King Kizer, the new robot stands 6cm taller at 60cm but weighs about 30% lighter and is only 3kg. Although the two robots may look similar from the outside, the new robot "is a completely different machine developed from scratch," according to Naoki Maru (father of the MARU Family).

   

(Photo: The New King Kizer (left) with the Great King Kizer) 

The goal was to develop a lighter robot that maintains the size and striking power of the Great King Kizer. To accomplish this, Naoki used the newest servo motor from Kondo Kagaku - the KRS-6003HV - and modified it himself to boost it's speed. The New King Kizer uses only 17 servo motors whereas the Great King Kizer had 35.

 The basic frames are aluminum (so are the Great's) but thinner and Naoki also used PET (polyethylene terephthalate) where strength is not an issue. The blades are made of recycled PP (polypropylene).

 You can watch the New King Kizer in action on Robot Watch. The robot made it's debut at the 15th ROBO-ONE competition. Although it ended up as one of the Best 8 and not the grand champion at this competition, it was able to show off it's new skills. This link shows the throw technique.

 Also Naoki and some others recently brought their robots to Hong Kong for a demo. Below is a video from Hong Kong. Although the title of this video says "Great King Kizer," it is actually the New King Kizer.