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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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