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    LATEST ROBOTS

                     As you have already studied various applications of humanoid robots in personal assistance,

                     caregiving, education and entertainment. Now, let us learn about some of the latest inventions
                     in this field.

                              Factbot

                       The  quadrupedal  military  robot  Cheetah,  an  evolution  of  BigDog,  was  clocked  as  the  world's
                       fastest legged robot in 2012, beating the record set by an MIT bipedal robot in 1989.

                     T-HR3

                     Like real-world human avatar, T-HR3 is a humanoid that mimics the

                     movement  of  its  human  operator.  In  future-these  humanoids  can
                     perform surgeries while their human operator doctor could control
                     them from another part of the world.

                                               Sophia

                                               Sophia  is  the  first  humanoid  to  receive  citizenship  of  a  country.

                                               Perhaps the most recognisable face of humanoid, who was developed by
                                               Hong Kong based Hanson Robotics, and was activated on 14 February,
                                               2016.

                     Digit

                     Ford became the first owner to deploy Digit Humanoid into a factory
                     setting. Ford now envisions that Digit will ride in a driverless car and
                     deliver packages to customers, automating the whole delivery process.

                                                  RoboThespian

                                                  RoboThespian is an actor that comes with a library of impressions,
                                                  greetings, songs  and  gestures. Several of these can be added
                                                  together to become a robotic theatre.

                     Nao

                     The  biggest  bank  of  Japan,  Tokyo-Mitsubishi  UFJ  has  employed
                     Nao to help people answer their questions on how to open bank
                     account,  etc.  It  speaks    and  understands  Japanese,  English  and
                     Chinese.

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