14 DAY TRIAL // Earthquakes are definitely a Japanese thing, so it's only natural for the solution to come from the same place; well, not a solution against the natural phenomenon, but one that can reduce the number of casualties.
In this regard, SANYO tries its best into robotic industry and introduces the ultimate bot, which the giant company has immediately dubbed Yuka. The robot is said to be useful if you've ever lived in an old house, and you know it needs some serious restoration to keep from collapsing.
Still, the robot is not the nice one that repairs your fence, but one that can appreciative the risk you're exposed to when living in old houses. The "Yuka shita Inspection Robot" made by Sanyo won't fix a structure's foundation, but it will fill the very useful role of carting around and finding out what's wrong with it, so that you'll know exactly just how fast to run in case of an earthquake or else.
The main issues are with the structural flaws such as cracking and chipping, and even excess dirt, which will be cataloged by the little camera-on-treads for landlords and government inspectors to see. Depending on how well it works, Yuka might save the average owner of sizable premises from bribing street urchins to crawl under their property.
If you're interested in buying yourself one of these, you should know that Sanyo Inspection Robot is due out next year and will cost around $9,000. It might only see release over in Japan, where government programs are in place to protect and upkeep aging buildings.
However, even if the price tag could seem exaggerated, there is no such thing as high expenses when it comes to your own safety.