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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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