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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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