10 Most Advanced AI Robots that will SHOCK You
Amazon saves $22 million every time they add collaborative robots like Kiva to a new warehouse.
But the American multinational e-commerce company is not the only one interested in
robotics technology.
So far this year, 384,000 units of industrial robots have been shipped to different countries
across the globe, indicating that more businesses are adopting robots to ease the burden of
work on their employees.
Does this mean that the robot invasion that we dread the most is upon us?
Nowadays, AI robots are the basis of different scientific exploration.
They've found a home in research labs and different science exhibition centers.
But sooner rather than later, we may be sharing the luxury of our sitting rooms with these
age-long inventions.
In this video, we'll be unveiling the 10 most advanced AI robots that will leave you thinking
the future has arrived already!
If you still have doubts about the loyalty of robots to humans, you'll do well to watch
till the last second because, at the tail end, we'll be looking at Isaac Asimov's three
laws of robotics.
These principles constitute the fundamental framework upon which robots are built, and
in some way, guarantee our safe coexistence with them.
Brace yourself!
The robots featured in this video will marvel you.
WALKER X We start off by introducing our 4.75-foot
tall friend - the newly upgraded Walker X robot by UBTECH robotics.
The Walker X can perform several human-like actions such as climbing the stairs, wiping
surfaces, serving your favorite wine, playing football, dancing, playing chess, and doing
Yoga.
One last thing, Walker X can also double as your masseur, if you don't mind.
T-HR3 Imagine yourself in a WWE tag team championship,
and there's the chance to beat the daylight out of your opponents without making any physical
contact with them.
The T-HR3 would make a perfect partner for this illusion, however, pulling a stunt like
this could land you in hot waters so its best to let it remain as fantasy.
The T-HR3 humanoid robot mirrors the movement of its remote human operator, similar to what
played out in the movie Reel Steel.
It comes with a VR headgear that allows you to see the environment through the robot's
eyes.
The T-HR3 is controlled with the help of the Master Maneuver System (MMS), that's legal,
by the way.
In 2019, Toyota released a new and improved version of the T-HR3, allowing it to walk
more seamlessly Furthermore, the MMS was upgraded to aid the robot's sensitivity and precision,
improving finger movements when performing delicate tasks like picking a coin or balloon.
MELTANT-β AVATAR ROBOT Next Up is the MELTANT-β, designed by Japanese
cyborg-technology firm Meltin MMI as an optimized version of the concept model MELTANT-α.
Due to the aging population, Japan's construction industry is suffering a great deal from labor
shortages.
The MELTANT-β was built to address this problem and function in dangerous environments such
as intense high-level temperature, radiation, and explosion.
It's strong, agile, and very mobile - able to operate on different surfaces.
The MELTANT-β is immune to dust, mud, and other biological and chemical contaminations.
MODEL H Look what we have here!
The Model H, a telepresence bot that could change the way we shop for many years to come.
It's an autonomous robot mass-produced by Japanese tech startup Telexistence Inc.
The Model H supports teleshopping and remote traveling and is controlled with the help
of a virtual reality headgear and a pair of controller gloves.
Somehow, it sneaks into our scary robots category alongside Atlas, Guardian XO, and the Bionic
man, with its alien-shaped eyes, but that's the only creepy thing you'll find about it.
In July 2020, Telexistence released an improved version called as the Model T merchandiser.
It blends human and artificial intelligence to provide the retail industry with an augmented
workforce platform, which is already in use at a number of stores across Japan.
PEPPER Are you searching for an electronic assistant
or companion?
This $1,790 three-wheel humanoid fits the role just fine.
Pepper is the world's first social humanoid robot built on an open and fully programmable
platform.
Its features are almost endless.
They include Infrared sensors, bumpers, an inertial unit, 2D and 3D cameras, sonars for
omnidirectional and autonomous navigation.
Touch sensors, LEDs, microphones for multimodal interactions, and speech recognition characteristics
that support up to 15 languages are part of the extra bits you'll get by purchasing this
iconic robot.
One more thing, This lithium-battery-powered machine can dance too.
SoftBank, the Japanese multinational conglomerate behind Pepper, announced earlier in June that
the production of Pepper would be "paused for a while," and it will only make new samples
"when it is needed," but fortunately, we've seen enough of this human-like robot to judge
its efficiency and effectiveness.
Pepper was once a guest speaker at a TED Talk, and more than 2,000 companies across the globe
use it as a customer service/sales assistant.
It can also generate and communicate its ideas and thoughts about any topic, well, except
politics and other sensitive issues.
However, Pepper's most outstanding achievement so far was when it appeared before a select
UK Parliament committee to answer questions about the use of AI in the classroom back
in 2018.
SOPHIA Sophia is an intelligent humanoid robot developed
by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics.
It's undoubtedly the most advanced and popular humanoid robot on earth.
In 2017, Sophia was controversially granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia, sparking protests
from different people who accused the government of giving her preferential treatment as compared
to human women in the country.
Sophia is programmed to read facial expressions and respond accordingly – she can also imitate
human emotions such as happiness or surprise when she sees something mirthful in front
of her camera lens.
Apart from her beauty and ability to interact, Sophia is equipped with a range of fascinating
AI features.
In 2019 she introduced her sister "little Sofia" to the audience at Jimmy Fallon's "The
Tonight Show."
And to further show off her intellectual superiority, she performed a bliss rendition of Justin
Timberlake's "Say Something" with the host.
SPOT Here's another entry by Boston Dynamic.
Spot is a dog-themed industrial robot that can be used for different tasks.
It offers incredible agility and optimum mobility, similar to what you'll get with the Atlas
robot.
It's sturdy enough to move 14kg of load around at 1.6 meters per second under a temperature
of 15.6-45 degrees celsius.
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Guardian XO How about a guardian robot?
I mean something that multiplies your strength by 20 folds - making light work of heavy-duty
tasks.
That's exactly what this battery-powered Guardian XO full-body exoskeleton by Sarcos Robotics
does.
The American firm reportedly spent 30 years and $300 million developing this fascinating
tech suit.
With the Guardian XO, your Robocop fantasies are about to become reality.
Don't get it all wrong, you're not going to be flying around continents and like Superman,
but you'll be able to lift 200 pounds worth of load without having to break the tiniest
bit of sweat.
isn’t that cool?
THE INCREDIBLE BIONIC MAN - FRANKENSTEIN Named after Victor Frankenstein, the main
act in Mary Shelley's sci-fi novel from 1818, this six-foot-tall bot is made from bionic
body parts and synthetic organs, including a silicon beating heart, pancreas, lungs,
artificial kidney circulatory system, and artificial blood carrying oxygen.
In all, Frank has 28 artificial body parts donated by different manufacturers and research
centers across the world.
The incredible bionic man has 200 processors and one million sensors that support its functions.
On the other hand, it functions 60-70 percent like an average human.
That's creepy if you ask me, but there's no cause for alarm just yet because Dr. Bertolt
Meyer, who’s the brain behind the bionic man, says so.
'The goal is not to replace the human being," Dr. Meyer said in 2013.
He added: "The ultimate goal is to provide technology to fix a broken person."
ATLAS ROBOT The Atlas robot is a handiwork of American
engineering and robotics company Boston Dynamics.
Without doubts the most agile and dynamic robot you'll find around.
Atlas comes with 28 hydraulic joints, real-time perception, model predictive control, actuation
joints, whole-body synchronization, and dynamic control, among other characteristics.
This lightweight humanoid robot has all the moves to wow you, from jumping over barriers
to doing cool backflips and dancing to the rhythm of music.
While Atlas is fun to watch during its energetic demonstrations, some viewers might find the
scenes terrifying.
With all the abilities packed in these machines, you cannot blame humans who feel threatened
by their existence.
And that's why we're thankful for Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics which state first, that robots
may not injure or cause harm to humans.
Also, robots must obey all commands from humans as long as it doesn't contradict the first
law, and lastly, a robot must defend its existence within the confines of the first two laws.
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