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Last month we reported that Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a tiny talking ‘robot astronaut’ Kirobo towards International Space Station (ISS). The purpose of sending this robot was to talk to astronauts in space in Japanese language. The robot uttered its very first greetings to Earth from ISS.
During the World War II that lasted from 1939 to 1945, dozens of aircraft crashed and fell into into the Pacific Ocean. Now autonomous underwater robots have been deployed to find them.
So you wish you could roam the streets and stroll along the roads of Sicily, Italy? Well, if you’re still not sufficient on the cash or are too busy to take the trip, here is an excellent solution for you. A Wi-Fi enabled robot will take you through Sicily, let you interact with locals and see different notable places, all virtually from the comfort of your home.
We reported that Japanese companies are planning to send humanoid robot to the Moon by 2015. Well, 2015 has long way to come, but yesterday, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a tiny talking ‘robot astronaut’ called Kirobo and a new cargo ship with tons of supplies towards International Space Station (ISS) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.
With the help of the latest technologies, robots are getting smarter and smarter. Earlier we have seen a robot sketching human portrait. This time, a 12-year-old girl named Sylvia Todd with the help of Evil Mad Scientist Labs has made a robot called Watercolor Bot that can turn watercolor paintings into masterpieces.
Earlier we have seen Boston Dynamics’ developing the world’s fastest robot and MIT developing the world’s second fastest robot. However, lately a group of Swiss researchers has claimed that they have created a high-speed robot called “Cheetah-Cub Robot” that runs like a cat in a bid to create a new breed of robots for use in search and rescue operations.
A number of robotic products, coupled with smartphone apps, have come out in recent months. Apple has now announced a new iOS app called Anki Drive, which essentially lets you control artificially intelligent robots from your smartphone.
In The Terminator, we’ve seen robots killing people who they believe are their enemies. Although that was a sci-fi movie, lately the United Nations (UN) has raised a very vital question – should robots be allowed to take human lives, without direct supervision or command in real world? According to a UN official, robots will not be allowed to kill people.