Рубрика: Robotics

knowing sex robots a bit more closely

Sex robots are an amalgamation of complex technology and the novel ones, AI driven, models that are better dubbed as humanoids used for carnal purposes.

The concept of sex robots had emerged back in the 2018 when the sex industry empathized with the emotional and physical needs of people and understood the provision of something scientific. Integration of AI into the sex industry has caused it to rise meteorically.

The Modern Prometheus

It seems as if Victor Frankenstein is followed even in the 21st century. Both follow the use of innovative technology.

Sex robots are often considered as products of dark technology. They are not encouraged or supported by most experts and scientists as they are labeled as immoral and transgression of AI technology.

While on the other hand, producers of it consider the production of sex robots, a progressive move that can not only satiate the physical demands of a person but can also keep population in control.

Following the latter, the company named Manufacturing Lux Botics has started producing ultra- realistic robot models that look like real life entities. In this case, the company is using the clones of dead people and 3D scans to mould a figure out of them that resembles a flesh and blood human being.

Crafted with advanced AI, these robots are high in demand in the market. The company states that they fail to meet their clients’ needs oftentimes.

The drive to produce sex robots

Despite all controversies, sex robots are produced at a rapid rate and companies strive to incorporate human features to the best extent possible. The aim to meet the requirements of the clients which are bizarre and are challenging to be met to keep the business running.

There are clients who demand figures consisting parts of human and parts of animal, one that will resemble a senator or the characters from Greek mythology. The company, for this very reason, needs to multi-task so that no single demand, no matter how bizarre, slips from their checklist.

Manufacturing lux botics that specializes in the making of male and female robots used for sexual intercourse purposes, uses the clone of dead people in building their robots. According to the company, they receive demands from clients who wish to not lose their partners and hence need a substitution.

The new challenge

Sculpting moulds on AI programmed skeletons are given human body features that are required, their newest installments being lips and hairs to make the robots resemble the real –life entities.

However, they are stuck on making them walk. The company is vehemently putting efforts in innovating the artificial intelligence that drives these models to function, in upgrading it so that the robots are able to walk by themselves.

Is it really technological transgression?

Production of sex robots are clearly unorthodox. Sex robots, although, legitimate, are often met with criticisms which again cannot be invalidated. There have been cases of abuse of such humanoids in the porn industry.

On the brighter side, proper analysis would show us how proper channelization of sex robots in the market and launching them can help contain rape cases and cases of human trafficking.

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The robotics industry is rapidly growing in influence and profitability. Despite the highly complex and technical nature of robotics, most successful companies are started by just one or two ambitious people!

But how can you start your own robotics business? Here are a few tips.

Make a Business Plan

The first step to starting a business is to build a solid plan. A business plan should include details such as a description of your company and its USP within its sector, your target market, financial projections, and internal company structure. To make financial projections, it can be useful to develop a cash flow forecast. A cash flow forecast is a prediction for when each business expense will need to be paid and when each piece of income will come in. This is to make sure that the business stays afloat financially.

Choose the Right People

The backbone of a company is its staff. When it comes to robotics, this is especially true. Because this field is so advanced and on the cutting edge of technology, it is essential to choose only the most talented, experienced, and creative engineers.

As well as engineers, your company will probably also need to have other members of staff, such as administrators, a Finance department, a Data Protection Officer, a Sales department, Marketing department, and a Human Resources department.

Your employees are not the only people you will need to find. Any manufacturing business will need suppliers of the equipment and raw materials needed to carry out operations.

Find the Ideal Business Premises

Finding the right base of operations is vital when starting any kind of business. Unlike some businesses that can be run from basic office space or even from homes, robotics businesses need plenty of space for machinery and equipment. Checking out industrial parks for warehouse space is likely to be the best course of action. You should also choose a location that is accessible to your suppliers and/or clients via convenient transport links.

Remember to factor the costs of renting accommodation and utility bills (electricity bills are likely to be high for a robotics business!) into your cash flow forecast.

Register Your Business and Get Insurance

Once you have your business plan and are ready to get started, you will need to register your business with your local or national governing body. Doing so is a legal requirement in most jurisdictions, as it will enable your business to be correctly taxed.

In many places, certain types of insurance are also a legal requirement. Even if you are not legally required to take out small business insurance, you generally recommend that you do so anyway!

Develop a Marketing Plan

Even the most innovative and productive company can fail if it isn’t sufficiently marketed and advertised. To make a profit, you need a customer base. As a robotics firm, your business is likely to be a B2B (business to business) rather than a B2C (business to customer) company. Your marketing plan, and the platforms that you use for marketing, should reflect this.

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Sophia will soon be joined by a robotic humanoid “sister” called Joyce.

Sophia is a practical humanoid robot capable of possessing humanlike gestures and communicating with people, as we are all aware. It’s intended for use in science, education, and entertainment, as well as to encourage public debate on AI ethics and the prospects of robotics. Sophia the bot, was introduced in 2016 by Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong-based company, and created quite a buzz in the AI community. She is the first robot in the world to have legal ‘personhood,’ which means she has rights. She was born in Saudi Arabia and is the first robot in the world to have legitimate ‘personhood.’

Hanson Robotics recently announced a new collaboration with Immervision, an optics company, to “further develop machine perception to help deliver human-like vision and beyond.” Sophia will soon be joined by a robotic humanoid “sister” called Joyce.

As per report of Businesswire, “We are very excited to be partnering with Immervision on the JOYCE project,” said David Hanson, CEO of Hanson Robotics. “I believe that strong computer vision like Immervision’s products, combined with embodied cognition of a social robot-like Sophia and her little sister JOYCE, will produce in huge leaps forward in useful AI and robotics.”

So, what is the hype all about?

Sophia and Joyce, humanoid robots, will be referred to as siblings, according to the company. Immervision’s panomorphEYE-based visual cortex will be implanted in Joyce’s body. Three ultra-wide-angle panomorph cameras will be mounted in the visual cortex. Joyce, the second humanoid robot, can improve visual perception by using data-in-picture technology and numerous sensors to feed data to its AI, neural network, and computer vision.

Immervision is currently looking for new participants to join the JOYCE collaboration. Immervision will make a development kit accessible to entrepreneurs, universities, and technology companies in order to promote this partnership. This kit will enable JOYCE program partners to add extra sensors, software, and AI algorithms to help JOYCE overcome computer vision challenges by enhancing her perception and understanding of her environment.

Machines with human-level perception, particularly vision, will have a massive economic impact across many industries. Immervision invites the computer vision group to join the JOYCE collaboration as collaborators, to use their innovations to improve JOYCE, and to benefit from a promising future.

Hanson Robotics and Immervision have not yet given a date or timetable for the creation or launch of Joyce. Alain Paquin, however, mentioned that the company is planning for it and that it will be released in “a few months.” Hanson Robotics, according to a Reuters survey, plans to mass-produce robots by the end of the year.

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Robotic innovations are touching every aspect of humans’ life and work

Robots have been around for decades ago. They come in every form and type. With relentless robotic innovations, robots continue coming closer to human lives and incorporating into every aspect of life and work. Robotic innovations simply mean the automation of a variety of tasks that were formerly performed by humans. Robotics technology has come a long way from research labs to venture into new spheres. From self-driving vehicles to automating complex tasks and lifting heavy machines, robots aid humans in every type of business.

According to Statista, the global robots market is forecast to reach nearly US$210 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of around 26% during 2018-2025. Here’s a look at the top game-changing robotic innovations worth looking at in 2021.

Picoh

Picoh is an expressive little robot head and a programmable robot that can become as smart as you make it. The robot has an expressive face that portrays a range of emotions using Pixel IntoFace technology, a color-changing base and a touch-sensitive nose, making the bot lively and animated. Users can send real-time updates to Picoh so that the system can be customized as desired with a few changes in code.

Saul Robot

Saul is a germ-zapping robot that harnesses the power of technology to kill off viruses, including the Ebola virus. The robot was employed by the Air Force to eradicate the virus in rooms where quarantine procedures are conducted on aid workers. Saul is developed by Xenex and is able to eliminate traces of Ebola using powerful pulses of highly energetic ultraviolet rays. It breaks down and weakens the cell walls of the virus.

DeeperSense

DeeperSense significantly improves the capabilities for environment perception of service robots to improve their performance and reliability, achieve new functionality, and open up new applications for robotics. DeeperSense adopts a novel approach of using Artificial Intelligence and data-driven Machine Learning / DeepLearning to combine the capabilities of non-visual and visual sensors with the objective to improve their joint capability of environment perception beyond the capabilities of the individual sensors.

Inflatable 3D-Printed Robots

Inflatable 3D-printed robots are being developed by NASA interns Chuck Sullivan and Jack Fitzpatrick to explore Mars. These soft robots are made with supple rubber that is partially built by a 3D printing mold. The soft body allows the robots to move and bend without damaging their internal mechanics. The flexible body also makes the soft robots better equipped to maneuver difficult terrain, increase their range of motion, and reducing their size to fit their surroundings.

Luka Robot

Luka is a reading robot companion for kids. The robot recognizes and reads over 20,000 English picture books, and over 70,000 Chinese titles. Every day, new books are being added to its cloud library to make it more perfect for kids. Luka engages and supports children to read independently, whenever, wherever. Developed by LingTech, Luka has a friendly owl-inspired design that will make it appealing for kids to interact with on a daily basis.

UBTECH ‘Cruzr’

It is a humanoid service robot that designs to expand the capabilities of a business to keep customers and team members connected to the information they need most. The robot features a mobile design that can easily move around an office space or even an airport terminal and features an expansive screen that will provide visual information to users. It also features an open-source platform that will allow businesses to customize the capabilities of the unit to act accordingly in specific environments.

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The Austrian startup Printstones is developing mobile robotic systems for 3D printing since 2017. After finishing more than 100 pilot projects the startup now revealed a new prototype. This new robot has a modular design approach and is open for external innovations. The declared goal of the tech-company is to bring any tool into any location and utilize it there. This means that any 3rd party can develop and add their tools and applications to the mobile robot. Developers can use an SDK as an interface to the robot’s functionality.
In a promotional video https://youtu.be/Zjt4uZp8q8w a variety of possible applications were demonstrated, including handling and transportation of building material, observation, screw driving, plasma cutting and drilling.

The robot can climb stairs, drive through doors and is powered by electric energy. The vehicle has a maximum speed of 3.2 km/h with a possible payload of 500 kg. The positioning of the robotic arm has an accuracy of below 1 mm. Currently, the operation time can be up to 8 hours depending on the application. The mobile robot can be used in manual or preprogrammed mode, in which case the robots workday can be simulated upfront. Baubot can use standard transporter and needs almost no set-up time.

In the future BIM data will be used to simulate the robot in its work environment and to virtually optimize the work routines. This way the robot has done the job thousands of times before its first apparel at the construction site. A centralized AI should subsequently be trained not only by the virtual simulations but also from the real world experiences of all active robots. What will start as simple robot collaboration can develop into robot swarms working together enabling innovations in various fields, e.g. onsite positioning, environment recognition as well as new intelligent tools and processes. In autonomous mode the system will be able to make suggestions to the user and optimize the application itself.

These manufacturing systems are not limited to the construction sector but can also be used in the ship- and aircraft building industry or to inspect and maintain existing infrastructure (e.g. power plants).

A study of ETH Zürich suggests, that though the use of construction site robots the life-quality, life-time and safety of construction workers will rise. Furthermore, pressing needs of the society will be met: The cost of building and the maintenance of adequate infrastructure will decrease dramatically.

Further, the required time for the planning and implementation of infrastructure is expected to decrease, enabling a more agile society which can address evolving and urgent needs rapidly and in a targeted fashion, enabling better use of resources and eco-friendly solutions.

Moreover, if physical strength and agility will no longer be a fundamental requirement for a job on the construction site anymore, these positions will be available to a broader demographic of age, gender, and physical ability.

Together with partners and end customers, the startup is working on the third iteration of their construction site robots. It generally expected that construction robots will be implemented earlier than household robots as they operate in a known environment. As construction workers are used to take care of heavy machines and specific areas can be closed for the robots, the way is already paved for construction robots.

Important links

Launch video: https://youtu.be/Zjt4uZp8q8w

Product webpage: https://www.baubot.com/

Hi-Res pictures: http://bit.ly/baubot-media

Contact person: Victor Rodionov | +436606323616 | victor@baubot.com

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These robotic disinfectant solutions aid the healthcare system by using disruptive tech.

The Covid-19 pandemic has turned our world upside down. Since last year, the pandemic has induced changes that have both positively and negatively impacted the global economy. We are witnessing how healthcare providers and frontline workers are striving consistently to make the situation better for all of us. Disinfecting spaces are really important to stop the pandemic from spreading. Doing this manually might take a lot of time and it might be dangerous considering the highly infectious nature of this virus. The robotic disinfectant solutions steps in here, making the process autonomous, faster, and safe.

The accelerated adoption of technology in recent years has made the development of robotics and artificial intelligence possible. The healthtech sector is booming with advanced solutions to help care providers during such uncertain times. We have here the top 10 robotic disinfectant solutions that have created an impact in the times of Covid.

1. LightStrike Xenon Disinfection

This disinfectant robot is a product of Xenex Germ-Zapping Solutions. Xenon disinfection leverages UV light disinfection strategy to destroy viruses and deactivate pathogens, and bacteria from surfaces. These robots emit broad-spectrum ultraviolet light and work based on the pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) method. It is proven to deactivate 99.99% of SARS-CoV-2 virus strains from the environment. With faster disinfection cycles, these UV disinfection robots can disinfect a patient’s room in less than 10 minutes and a surgical suite in less than 20 minutes, according to the company.

2. XAG-Drone-based Disinfection

The use of drones has also gone up with the penetration of advanced technologies. XAG, a Chinese agritech company, released a fund of five million Yuan to initiate drone disinfection operations amidst the pandemic. The company leveraged its agricultural drones to disinfect the public spaces in the nation. Drones are an impactful robotic disinfectant solution since they can be operated in a contactless manner and can cover a wider area in less time.

3. UVD robots

An ultraviolet disinfection system is a proven strategy to fight the virus that is seeping into the world. UVD Robots make this task easier by introducing automated and secure disinfectant robots. Based out of Denmark, this company integrates proven UV-C germicidal industrial solutions with disruptive robotics and AI technology. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the company introduced its Model C disinfectant robot, which is fully autonomous with the smallest footprint.

4. TMiRob

TMI Robotics is a Shanghai-based company producing autonomous disinfection robots that can be pre-programmed. These robots use ultraviolet, ultra-dry vaporized hydrogen peroxide, and air filtration methods for disinfection of surfaces. UV disinfection combined with air filtration will enable these robots to disinfect both the surfaces and the air around them. With a hydrogen peroxide sprayer and nine ultraviolet lamps, TMI robots are a good fit for the current scenario.

5. XDBot

At the peak of the pandemic, researchers from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore developed a semi-autonomous disinfectant robot. XDBot is elaborated as eXtreme Disinfection roBOT that can be wirelessly controlled using laptops or similar smart devices. It contains an electrostatically charged nozzle to spray the disinfectant with better speed and wider reach.

6. Tru-D SmartUVC

Tru-D SmartUVC is a 5 feet tall robot that can disinfect a room from a single position. These smart robots automatically shut down once the cycle is complete and notifies the operator along with documenting the results each time. It has 360-degree coverage and is driven by a smart UVC engine. The robots carry bulbs that provide chemical-free disinfection with patented 360-degree sensor technology. The average time taken to complete a cycle is 15 to 35 minutes. This intelligent disinfectant robot provides visualized data on product efficiency and performance through an app and cloud-based web portal.

7. Nimbus by Nevoa

Nevoa produces disinfectant products and recently came up with Nimbus, a disinfectant robot that sprays their Microburst disinfectant solution. Nimbus ensures whole room atomization or fogging to enable disinfection of the whole area. Microburst is an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant solution and Hypochlorous Acid (HOCI) is an active ingredient that is proven and effective. Nimbus can be controlled through wireless tabs and it allows automatic data collection.

8. Connor UVC Disinfection robots-RobotLAB

Developed to prevent indoor virus spread, Connor UVC disinfection robots Robot LAB are equipped with UV sterilization lamps and an automatic disinfectant sprayer. This is a fully autonomous robot and produces short-wave UVC light. The UVC wavelengths are between 200 and 300 nanometers and hence can efficiently deactivate pathogens and viruses. Connor UVC uses Simultaneous Localization and Mapping System (SLAM) that enables autonomous navigation.

9. HELIOS UV

The Helios UV disinfection and sterilization robots are born out of UVCLight.co.uk. These robots kill the germs by decomposing their DNA structures, thus curbing the spread. It works in two modes; air circulating disinfection and sterilization, and UV disinfection and sterilization. It is an autonomous robot that can be timed and is capable of autonomous charging. It also offers 360-degree disinfection and is an ideal solution during the current crisis.

10. Neolix

Neolix is a self-driving vehicle delivery startup based in China. They integrated disinfectant spraying into its vehicle delivery vans. These vans were seen disinfecting roads and public places. Neolix had also deployed its self-driving vans to supply food, medicine, and other necessary services during the pandemic.

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Robotics, ever since its advent, has only been on the trajectory of improvement and advancement, raising its demand amongst traders.

Robotics and automation in machines are now the trendsetters as they mimic human intelligence. The business domain goes gaga over the innovations that robotics brings along and this is reason why robotics has high value when talking of artificial intelligence-driven approaches.

Companies and business organisations are now more passionate and enthusiastic to invest their capital in robotics. Here are 10 robotics companies that have raised funding and investment in April.

1. Miko

Fund raised- INR 50 crores

Purpose- To expand on business operations and development strategies.

Miko is dubbed a robotics company that has strong offerings in advanced AI and machine learning and it dedicates itself in crafting efficient solutions for its clients and consumers.

2. Ambi Robotics

Fund raised- $6.1 million

Purpose- Ambi Robotics wishes to utilise the fund amount in expanding operations and business reach.

Ambi Robotics creates end-to-end solutions for supply chains and aids manufacturing to effectively handle supply chain. The funding round was led by Bow capital.

3. National Robotarium

Fund raised- unspecified

Purpose- National Robotarium is a Scottish university that has been awarded a substantial amount to facilitate research on robotics and to curate innovation that can substitute human labour at times of crises. The primary objective is to develop technology of under-water bomb disposal and dismantling of nuclear materials.

National Robotarium is a university which is based at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh facilitating in-depth research on new technology – AI and Big Data to drive students towards innovation and explore the many offerings of technology.

4. Rapid Robotics

Fund Raised- $ 12 million

Transaction Type- Series A

Purpose- The fund collected will be directed towards performance of common machine operating tasks namely-injection modelling and pick-and-place.

Rapid robotics is a company that’s specialises in common machine operator tasks to aid manufacturers and manufacturing companies to handle labour shortages, scale business and gain the companies effective edges over their competitors.

5. Canvas

Fund raised- $ 24 million

Purpose- Canvas aims to direct the collected fund amount in robotics in the built environment, including drywall finishing.

Canvas is a K12 education platform that deals with imparting creative educational solutions for students. The company collaborates with schools and educational institutions to extend its innovative technological educational solutions to them.

6. Pickle

Fund raised- $ 5.75 million

Transaction type: Series B

Purpose- The fund raised will be used to work on the diligence of robots in efficacious packaging and delivery.

Pickle is a start-up that specialises in pickles and gherkins, sets benchmarks in terms of creativity, attractiveness and competitiveness. Pickle is making its visibility known by it’s unique product packaging and delivery.

7. Gaussian Robotics

Fund raised- $ 100 million

Transaction type- Series B

Purpose- The fund raised will focus on an increased production of cleaner robots that that Gaussian Robotics specialises in.

Gaussian Robotics is a China-based company that deals with robotics technology, producing sweeping robots. These robots are mainly produced to commercial ends.

8. Cavendish

Funding raised- $ 83, 600

Purpose- The fund raised by the company aims to focus on the improvement of algorithms and machine learning systems for technical research and development feasibility study.

Cavendish corporate finance is UK’s leading M&A advisors, which specialises in provides end-to-end and effective s marketing and sales solutions to their clients.

9. EDDA technology

Funding raised- $150 million

Purpose- The company wishes to utilise the funds for curbing major diseases in fast growing cities like China.

EDDA technology is a surgery robotics company, a solution provider in health care imaging and analyses.

10. Tangram vision

Funding Raised- Amount unspecified

Purpose- The funds raised aims to be used for making robotics simpler when implemented from drones, factory automation, and autonomous vehicles like self-driving cars.

Tangram vision builds infrastructure that is conducive for machine-enabled robots, drone and automation vehicles used by business enterprises.

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Autonomy is the future and the global robotaxi industry is expected to increase at a rate of 168.29% annually from 2020 to 2025. Robotaxi is a concept of autonomous transport that aims at providing on-demand ride-sharing services. The initial deployment of these vehicles is expected to be at airports, industrial parks, pedestrian areas, and other commercial places.

To gain market position, major robotaxi manufacturers are making strategic moves to expand their business, enhance their product portfolio, and increase their sales. One of the big players, a start-up called Cruise, backed by General Motors announced that Walmart and institutional investors have joined the funding, boosting the total to $2.75 billion. This puts Cruise in a position of being the industry’s best-funded autonomous tech developer.

The initially decided funding round which had Walmart also included Microsoft that, according to Cruise, brought in $2 billion. The San-Francisco-based robotaxi company, in total, had an increase of $750 million through other investors. At the moment, Cruise is valued at more than $30 billion. It also has other industry giants like Honda and Softbank as investors and partners.

John Furner, Walmart’s president, and CEO for the U.S said in a blog post, “This investment is a marker for us. It shows our commitment to bringing the benefit of self-driving cars to our customers and business.” This statement comes after both the companies began working on a delivery pilot program in Scottsdale, Arizona, in November of last year. “We’ve been impressed with Cruise’s differentiated business model, unique technology, and unmatched driverless testing”, he added.

“Self-driving cars will make transportation safer, cleaner, and more accessible for everyone. Making this happen requires a clear mission, world-class talent, great partners, and a lot of capital”, said Cruise in a statement.

Along with Cruise, other companies who are stepping up their robotaxi game are companies like Ford, Volvo, Toyota, Tesla, Hyundai, and Nvidia.

Toyota has kept its plans for self-driving cars hush-hush. The Japanese company planned to offer a limited ride-hailing service in Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympics, but it got pushed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has recently invested $400 million in Pony.ai, a self-driving startup based in China and the US. Toyota also agreed to invest $500 million in a joint self-driving project with Uber.

Hyundai Motor’s partnered with public transit technology firm Via to form a joint self-driving venture called Motional to launch a shared robotaxi service in the U.S, sometime this year. The company plans to use Via’s technology that powers booking, routing, passenger, and vehicle assignment.

The concept of fully autonomous vehicles will benefit society in many ways like improving the movement of people and products, reducing serious traffic issues, etc. While it might take a few years for autonomous vehicles to show their true potential, with fleets on the move, the robotaxi industry is developing due to companies and market pioneers who are into innovation. Companies are truly investing in fulfilling this promise and governments are also on board this revolution. So it’s just a matter of time when we witness many exciting steps and breakthroughs in the robotaxi industry.

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The ‘Stretch’ box-moving robot was created to meet the growing demand for modular automation solutions in the logistics sector.

Boston Dynamics, a robotics company based in the United States, unveiled Stretch, a new robot built to execute one particular task: moving boxes in warehouses.

Stretch is Boston Dynamics’ first robot for a single mission, focused on requests from businesses around the world, according to Michael Perry, Vice President of business development.

The ‘Stretch’ box-moving robot was created to meet the growing demand for modular automation solutions in the logistics sector. This has occurred as a result of the rise in e-commerce demand. The usage and burden of warehouses is increasing as more people use e-commerce. Also the number of boxes that are supplied and shipped is enormous.

Stretch is equipped with a small mobile base that enables it to maneuver through confined spaces in current warehouses without requiring them to be reconfigured for automation. It has a smart-gripper arm and sophisticated sensing and computer vision cameras that can recognize and manage a wide range of packaged and shrink-wrapped items.

Boston Dynamics will make its debut in the fast-growing warehouse automotive sector with the introduction of the robot Stretch. It is obvious that this robot was designed especially for use in warehouses and distribution centers.

It is also intended to improve workplace safety when performing physically challenging activities that could endanger human life. Companies should expect to save money on fixed automation costs once they start using this robot’s services.

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The article explores the market size and region wise adoption of humanoid robots

Humans are always exploring new and innovative ways, that makes them the most advanced and intelligent creatures of nature. From an artificial intelligence system to research and development in robotics, all are the creations of humans’ intelligent minds. And now it has entered in the race of making Humanoid robots. Today, the development of humanoids is increasing rapidly, and they are occupying a larger percentage of robotics research space.

The concept of humanoid robots has been with us for several decades, when Ron Wensley in 1927, developed a robot, named Herbert Televox. This was the first-ever humanoid robot, which could lift the receiver to take a telephone call and control simple processes by operating switches according to the signals it received. Though the robot lacked the ability to speak and only could listen with a sensitive microphone placed close to the telephone receiver and had able to respond to actions based on sound and pitch.

The modern concept of humanoids began to develop with the advent of the industrial revolution that enabled the use of complex mechanics. They are now used as a research tool in several scientific areas.

Humanoids are also utilized extensively in the military as most countries’ military forces are exploring and experimenting with robots. For instance, Boston Dynamics’ 6 feet, 2 inches humanoid robot, named Atlas. The robot is designed for high mobility and can negotiate outdoor, and rough terrain. In this article, Analytics Insight will take you through the market size and region wise adoption of humanoid robot.

Market Analysis: Adoption of Humanoid Robots

With the evolution of the fourth industrial revolution, the world has come to the edge of a seismic shift in robotics, from machines that just used for the design, construction, operation, and control to industrial robots capable of performing heavy works. The emergence of collaborative robots (Cobots) also have made its significance to the real world, working together with human workers in a shared space.

The latest iteration in robots now even talk, walk, and express a wide range of gestures like humans such as Sophia – the humanoid robot. Sophia, which was introduced by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics two years ago. She is the most developed model in the ongoing trend of robotics. Currently, Sophia is treated like a star and has become the biggest indicator showing that this robotics trend will continue to rise.

According to Analytics Insight, the global market of humanoid robots is projected to reach from US$765.54 million in 2019 to US$8027.53 million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 34.1%throughout the estimated timeframe.

On the basis of region, Asia Pacific is leading the humanoids market with a 62% adoption rate, followed by Europe (18%), North America (16%), and ROW (4%). In the Asia Pacific, the humanoid robot market was accounted for US$474.64 million in 2019 and is predicted to worth US$5571.60 million by 2026, at a growing CAGR of 36.1%. Conversely, in Europe, the market is expected to reach from US$137.80 million in 2019 to US$1365.68 million in 2026, at a CAGR of 33.2%.

In North America, the market will worth US$122.49 million to US$1010.29 million, with a CAGR of 30.2%, while in ROW, it will reach from US$30.62 million to US$79.96 million, at a CAGR of 12.7% during the period of 2019-2026.

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