FAQ

V-Sido (pronunciation: /b ʊʃɪ doʊ/) initially introduced “Acting teaching software for humanoid robots”. I named it as “Visual · Virtual – Sido (guidance)” as a name expressing its features. Moreover, being conscious of being software originating from Japan, it is called the same bushido as “Bushido”.

From the user’s point of view of the robot, we can move the robot as expected in various ways. From the developer’s point of view of the robot, it is the point that division of labor development and efficiency become possible.

Bipedal walking control is one of the features of V-Sido, but it is not a system dedicated to bipedal walking. In addition to the biped walking robot, you can control various robots. V-Sido is a useful system for robots in which many actuators are interlinked in a complicated manner, and can be used for robots other than humanoid type.

V-Sido is software for controlling actuators of robot, and ROS has a difference of framework for robot software development.
Each has a completely different role, not competing. In the future we are also considering making V-Sido treat as one of ROS nodes.

As of April 2015, it corresponds to most of servo motors for hobby made by Futaba Electronics Industries and ROBOTIS. Corresponding servo motors are planned to be expanded sequentially.

In addition to servo motors, it is also compatible with hydraulic pressure and pneumatic pressure. For concrete robots, we have experience in handling “Kuratasu” by Suidobashi Heavy Industries, for example, hydraulic pressure, “Actroid” of Kokoro at pneumatic pressure.

V-Sido is a licensed product mainly for corporations, not sold at retail stores and so on. If you are considering introducing V-Sido OS to your own robot, please contact us.

We offer “V-Sido Lite” robot operation application using V-Sido (free for non-commercial use only). By actually moving a commercial robot (such as “GR – 001” made by HPI Japan) with V-Sido Lite, you can experience what kind of robot control can be done with V-Sido .

As for the robot development using V-Sido, we plan to offer a robot controller board called “V-Sido CONNECT” to evaluate the function of V-Sido. V-Sido CONNECT is a product that implements some functions of V-Sido on a microcontroller board, and it can be used for prototype creation and evaluation of functions of V-Sido robot.

Please contact us for due to the actuator etc being used.

No. In general, artificial intelligence is a technology for artificially realizing human intelligence, but V-Sido does not have such a function. If artificial intelligence is equivalent to “cerebrum” of robot, V – Sido is equivalent to “cerebellum” of robot.

Even within the human brain, the cerebellum is said to be responsible for motor nerves and equilibrium sensations performed under unconsciousness. V-Sido is sometimes expressed as “cerebellum of robot” in order to provide such functions to robot.