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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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