Most Amazing Robots Today

The technology is improving every day in all aspects. Be it the Space Science, Gadgets, Computer Hardware, Medicine or whatever you name it.

In this post you will see some most amazing physical robots today. Robots belong to gadgets. In the 20th century first fully autonomous machines appeared, but stories of artificial helpers and attempts to create them have a very long history.

Nowdays, robots are very widely used and they replace humans in many everyday jobs. They are widely used in manufacturing, transport, assembly and packing, earth and space exploration, surgery, weaponry etc.

Today most predictions about what technology holds for the future seem to focus on ready-made, mass-produced products, while tending to ignore more personaly made devices. There is a lot of hobbyists around the world that make home made robots. Although these robots can’t be as those advanced robots, one thing is sure - they will not disappear. That is the reason we included some high tech robots and some homa made robots in our list of most amazing robots.

Talking bartender robot
This robot mixes real cocktails. It is built from Lego Mindstorms bricks. It talks to the user to find out what cocktail it should make, and tells jokes while it’s working. It was developed by a team of students at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. This robot has an arm mounted at its top, which it uses to push levers which in turn make a liquid squirt out of a big syringe.


Video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xVIQpI6stY

Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility - ASIMO
ASIMO was the world’s first advanced humanoid robot. It is manufactured by Hondam first in 2000. then in 2002, 2004. and 2005. This just 4ft (120cm) long robot is the result of 14 years of dedicated scientific research done by Honda. Today ASIMO is capable of delivering coffee, replaying messages, navigating stairs, getting up on its own, and most amazingly - running at about 4 miles per hour (6kph). Honda’s aim is to replace humans in jobs as receptionist with ASIMO in near future.


Video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3C5sc8b3xM

Sony QRIO - The dancing robot
QRIO (”Quest for cuRIOsity”, originally named Sony Dream Robot or SDR) is humanoid entertainment robot developed and marketed but never sold by Sony. Qrio is about 2ft (0.6m) tall and weigh 16 pounds (7.3 kg). “Makes life fun, makes you happy!” was slogan Sony used when promoting Qrio. Besides it’s dancing abbilities, QRIO is capable of voice and face recognition, it is able to remember people as well as their likes and dislikes.


Video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJucR3xXDXs

The Robotic Chair
This one is on this list because it is very weird and interesting. This robot chair can destruct itself and then put itself back together. Imagine your friend sitting on this chair and a remote in your hand, that would be funny!


Video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXh8RvvcuI

HRP-3P: The robot-butler
The HRP was initially developed as part of a five-year program launched by the METI in 1998, under the project leader, Mr. Hirochika Inoue, Professor of Tokyo University. They wanted to make a first-generation robot that could work in human environments and use human tools. At least three different prototype HRP’s were created before the project was completed in 2003: the HRP-1S, HRP-2P, and the HRP-2. These robotic assistants can complete tasks such as controlling your TV, opening the fridge, or pulling a chair out by using just a few simple voice commands. This robot is waterproof. Making a robot waterproof was major pressing matter in making a robot able to work outside.


Video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmWdSzTIf2U

WR-07 - Transforming robot
We All know the movie but have you ever though a real transformer actually exists. It is created by the Japanese group Himeji Soft Works. It is able to change from vehicle form to humanoid form and vice-versa.


Video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STQ3nhXuuEM

KHR-3 -HUBO, Humanoid Robot
This robot was developed relatively fast by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 5 years. First prototype KHR-1 was developed without a head or arms by 2003, followed by KHR-2 in 2004. HUBO, apeared in January 2005. with voice recognition as well as sophisticated vision in which its two eyes move independently of one another. At the 2005. APEC convention a HUBO robot with Albert Einstein’s head appeared and demonstrated advanced synthetic skin technology.


Video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkYQWBXpk_0

Please post in comments if you have any other interesting robots.