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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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