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container! More and more research projects aim at predicting the natural disasters in advance to
avoid serious damage and protect the inhabitants of that area.
Robotics has paved the way for computers associating closely with human brains. Emotion
sensors have been developed that can now recognize the feelings of a person with their facial
expressions. These are robots with artificial intelligence and programmed using super computers.
Robotics gained a vital place in the environmental sector. A robot developed in England can
attack insects like some omnivorous plants. Also a London aquarium exhibits a robot that has
been inspired by a fish.
Video games have made the virtual world a reality. Now with the commendable advancement in
technology, people sail in a virtual world and interact with each other. In fact, you can now play
games on multiple mobiles at the same time.
SOME POPULAR ROBOTS AROUND THE WORLD
You have learnt that robots are quite useful. There are various applications of robots in many
spheres of daily life. Let us look at some of the commonly known robots.
Sophia Robot
Sophia is one of the most advance robots known around the world.
It was created by a Hong Kong based company called Hanson
Robotics. It was activated on 14th February 2016. The most striking
feature of Sophia is that it can recreate 62 of the human expressions
which no other robot can do at the time.
Sophia Robot
Starship Technologies Delivery Robot
Starship technologies developed a delivery robot which is
capable of delivering automatically. It can also be controlled
by a remote control. It moves at the speed of a pedestrian
(about 6 Km/h) and deliver within a 2 mile radius.
Starship Technologies Delivery Robot
Kuri
It is a family style robot that was designed to interact with
your family. It also has the ability to capture images and
shoot videos. It is very expressive and has a unique robot
language. It was created by Mayfield Robotics based in
The United States in the year 2017.
Kuri
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