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Space Exploration
NASA has made a number of robotic devices to
support or substitute astronauts to perform high
risk tasks. Robonaut 2 or R2 was the first humanoid
robot sent to space as a part of STS-133 mission.
Entertainment
In entertainment industries, robots are proving to be ROBOTICS
a great help in managing the cameras, providing special
effects, performing stunts in an action movie, etc.
Underwater Research 107
Underwater robots are being helpful in bringing
ecological balance in ocean. Shipwreck robots search
the wracked ships like Titanic, etc.
Latest Robots
As you have already studied various applications of humanoid robots in personal
assistance, caregiving, education and entertainment. Now, let us learn about some of
the latest inventions in this field.
Fun The quadrupedal military robot Cheetah, an evolution of BigDog,
Fact!
was clocked as the world's fastest legged robot in 2012, beating
the record set by an MIT bipedal robot in 1989.
21 st #Critical Thinking
Century
Warm Match the following: Skills
Up! 1. Flyability a. the first robot to join the assembly line
2. Unimate b. robots searched the wracked ships
3. Shipwreck c. the first humanoid robot sent to space
4. Robonaut 2 d. world’s first collision-tolerant flying robot

