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Cooking
Chef robots can cook complete meals for you. They are
power packed with hundreds of recipes. You just need
to choose the recipe, provide necessary ingredients for
it and then they cook by their own. Moley is one such
master chef robot. Motoman SDA5 is a culinarily savvy
robot. Suzumo Sushi Chef prepares Japanese food. Cui
Runguan can slice noodles from piece of dough and
toss them into boiling water.
Healthcare
Surgical robots help doctors in performing surgery
in healthcare field. They are also used as prosthetic
limbs. Some of the humanoids can be a good
companion to the recovering patients with serious
illness. Da Vinci is a complete surgical system which
performs complex surgeries with great skills of heart,
head, neck and other sensitive areas.
Space exploration
NASA has made a number of robotic devices to support
or substitute astronauts to perform high risk tasks.
DARPA is a humanoid robot that can function like
humans. Currently R1 and R2 are working as Robonaut.
Robonaut 2 or R2 was the first humanoid robot
sent to space as a part of STS-133 mission. RASSOR
(pronounced as “Razor”) is a lunar robot, Spidernaut is a
robot constructed for maintenance and repair projects
in space.
Logistics and warehousing
Automated robots streamline operations by managing
inventory, picking, and packing items with precision.
They assist in sorting and transporting goods within
the warehouse, resulting in faster order fulfillment.
Companies like Amazon use these robots to enhance
efficiency, reduce costs, and meet high customer
demands. This automation leads to faster deliveries and improved productivity
overall.
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