As the automotive industry faces constant challenges to increase productivity and reduce costs, companies Tesla and UBTECH Robotics are introducing revolutionary changes with the help of humanoid robots. Tesla, with the development of the Optimus robot, and UBTECH Robotics, with its Walker S robot in the Nio factories, promise a new era in production, where robots and humans together push the limits of what is possible. Humanoid robots are here and they will take your job.
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Robotics startup Figure is unveiling its plans to develop the first commercially successful general-purpose humanoid robot, Figure 01, designed to alleviate labor shortages and transform the future of work.
Boston Dynamics, a renowned robotics company, is making waves in the industry with its advanced robotic systems. Founded in 1992 by a group of MIT professors, the company has been at the forefront of the development of cutting-edge robotics technology for more than two decades. This time they surprised us with a demonstration of the physical worker of the future. We can only imagine what production will look like in 10 to 20 years. There will no longer be migrants on construction sites - but robots.
Robots are becoming a normal part of life. That's why you don't have to be surprised when, while walking through the city streets, you will be interrupted by a robot that will try to lure you into the store by clapping. Yes, that will soon be possible too!
Robotization has recently covered all areas of our lives. Still, it sounds pretty strange that strippers would be out-worked by robots. You read that right - this is also expected to happen soon.
Innovations that we could only dream of a while ago are repeated every day in the world of technology. One such is the bionic racing robot that was exhibited at CES 2018.
Predictions are coming true. CES 2018 confirms that the age of robots is coming at full speed. Among them we can find those who will load your luggage, be your butler at home or organize the sales shelves in stores. But they can also take you somewhere. Let us introduce you to just such.
Gamers who like to peek into virtual or augmented reality will be happy with this news. Apple has put a robot on the shelves that was developed and assembled by ReachRobotics. Invite a friend to your home to face off in a duel of spider-like robots.
Not long ago, we wondered what it would be like when robots started doing the most common jobs. Robotization has always had a slightly negative connotation in our conversations, as most people still fear it. Well, the fear may be unnecessary, as this concrete example also shows.
Saudi Arabia is the first country in the world to grant citizenship to a robot named Sophia. This was presented at the Future Investment Initiative event, a platform for discussing current and long-term global investment trends. Sophia is capable of different facial expressions and can recognize other faces, look people in the eye and speak completely naturally.
Remember the TV series You ran, M'Lord that entertained us in the 1990s? The amiable Alf Stokes was the butler who made sure everything was in order at Lord Meldrum's house. Butlers in human form are more or less a thing of the past. But this cannot be said about robots, as modern technology is increasingly concerned with making our lives more comfortable.
Many things that were considered science fiction a decade ago are becoming reality today. Meet Fedor, the humanoid robot that was created by the Russians back in 2014, but now he's got a weapon and is reminiscent of the Terminator. Scary!