5 Crazy Humanoids of 2020
Professional service robots are humanoid robots programmed to imitate human motion and interaction. They provide a lot of benefits, like all service robots, by automating operations in a way that contributes to cost-savings and efficiency. A comparatively new type of technical service robots is humanoid robots. Though long-dreamt of, in a wide variety of implementations, they are now beginning to become commercially viable. Posted On October 28th, 2020
Macco'sHumanoid Bartender
This innovation took the world by storm. Who wouldn't love to have a robot that can serve you beverages like no other? This innovation brings us a bit closer to the movie like hi-tech future we all desire. The Kime robot bartender of Macco Robotics will probably not be able to dispense homespun, sensible advice like a human, but it can certainly pour you a beer. Built by Macco Robotics, Spain-based Seville, Kime is a humanoid food and beverage serving robot. The Kime has a robotic head and torso measuring about 2 square metres and has two articulated arms that can be used to catch and dispense drinks.
Engineered Arts' Robotic Actor
An Acting Robot! Really sounds like a character plucked out of a sci-fi novel. RoboThespian is the ultimate acting humanoid designed for human interaction in a public environment. The first and most iconic robot from Engineered Arts. Featuring an incredibly expressive range of movements and emotions, he is the perfect talking robot. The charming and elegant design is perfectly balanced and amazes wherever he travels. He is at home as an entertainer, salesman, an actor in a film or theatre or as a teacher.
Toyota's Robotic Avatar
A humanoid robot has been developed by Toyota Motor that imitates the gestures of its controller at a distance, a technology with possible applications ranging from nursing care to space travel.
Sofia
Sophia is a social humanoid robot created by Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong-based firm. Sophia first appeared on February 14, 2016, and made her first public appearance in mid-March 2016 at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, USA. There is also a video of Sofia on youtube talking with Jimmy Fallon on his talk show
Research Humanoid
Since 2010, mechanical engineers at Tehran Iranian University have been working on Surena robots. Their newest model, Surena IV, is an adult humanoid that is reportedly capable of identifying faces and objects, understanding speech and generating sentences, and can walk at a speed of 0.7 kilometres per hour. It has 43 degrees of freedom and can grasp several different shapes with its dexterous paws. Surena is being used by engineers to study bipedal locomotion, AI, and to draw students to engineering professions.
