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Examples of autonomous robots are:
Roomba vacuum cleaner roams throughout the house without
human supervision.
Heartlander Robot is used to deliver treatment to delicate
locations in the body like the heart.
PURE The Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) launched in Zhuzhou, China, in 2017, is a
FACT smart train system that runs on a virtual painted track instead of rail.
TELE-OPERATED ROBOTS
Tele-operated robots are semi-autonomous robots designed to be controlled from a
distance. They can operate as an agent for humans or other programs to simulate human
activity. The signals to these robots can be sent through a wireless system or satellites.
They are used by the government for surveillance purposes, and they are also the most
common types of medical robots in use today.
Examples of Tele-operated robots are:
Drone Controllers are used for surveillance purposes and detecting
landmines on the battlefield.
WoeBot is a therapist robot designed to offer convenient care
to people struggling with depression by mimicking human
conversation and offering help and companionship to its users.
What is Radio-Frequency Identification?
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