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T-HR3
Like real-world human avatar, T-HR3 is a humanoid that
mimics the movement of its human operator. It can engage
not only in everyday tasks such as household chores, nursing
and childcare but also construction work and medical diagnosis.
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. Sophia is popular as a "social
robot" who can mimic social behavior, and facial expressions,
track and recognize faces, look you in the eye, and hold natural
conversations with you.
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. Nao is a small humanoid
robot designed to interact with people. It's packed with
sensors and it can walk, dance, speak, and recognize faces
and objects. It speaks and understands Japanese, English
and Chinese.
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