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Disinfection Robot
These kind of robots are very useful in situations where a certain
area need to be decontaminated or sterilised. These robots are
fitted with special kind of equipment that allows it to store and
administer large quantities of disinfectant. It has the capability
to disinfect a room in mere minutes.
Face Mask Detection Robot
These robots roam freely among humans and detect faces
without masks. They are specially deployed during COVID-19
pandemic and proved very useful.
Robots in Space and Research
Robots play an important role in space and research programmes. Robots are sent to space because
sending a robot in space is much cheaper than sending a human. They don’t need to eat or sleep. Hence,
they can work for long hours and they can survive in space for many years and can be left out there for
further research. Robots can do a lot of things that human can’t. Some can withstand harsh conditions,
like extreme temperatures or high levels of radiation.Some of the very successful NASA’s robots are:
Mars Rovers like Perseverance and Curiosity.
A-PUFFER, which is short form for Autonomous Pop-Up Flat
Folding Explorer Robot, is capable of flattening itself out and
duck down to investigate tight spots.
The BRUIE robot can float on the water and roll its wheel
along the underside of an icy surface while taking pictures
and collecting data. This would be used in future to search
sign of life on icy bodies elsewhere in the solar system.
Toy Robots
Robotic toys, such as Furby, have been popular since 1998. There are also small humanoid remote-
controlled robots as well as electronic pets, such as robotic dogs. These robots combine sensors,
computation and motors to interact intelligently with their environment.
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