robots technologies and companies that
have achieved outstanding results in
2020these are worth keeping an eye on in
2021 let's see the top robots in
different categories from the coolest
and most dangerous to the weirdest and
most unusual robots
like this video and let us know what are
your top projects in the comments
let's start off the top with the
weirdest amateur robotics projects
this year we had a lot of fun with
Michael reeves and his homegrown robotic
surgeoncontrolled by hand movements this
project is too far from being useful
so it's going to be in the last place for
our top seriesShane whitens project looks a bit more
interesting this haircutting robot
really does its job though not very well
yet but she plans to develop the
project and add spot coloring to it as
wellas well as making options for animals
and that's going to be second place
and in the first place is Takashi kabuki and
his challenge to build a running robot
in 100 days from scratch starting with
the most rudimentary designs
tekashi has consistently explored every
the aspect of the robot's movement and
continues to improve it to this day
today marks the 172nd day
now let's look at some unusual
professional projects
and the first will be the world's
largest robot the Gundam
at 18 meters high and weighing 25 tons
the robot with 24 degrees of freedom is
driven by electric motors and controlled
by the azratec
v cyto operating system
another amazing project was the Disney
research robot with
realistic facial expressions this
robot's animatronic torso reacted to its
surroundings
accurately reproducing the facial
reactions of the robot are given character
Disney research is actually working on a
a lot of very interesting projects
and it's been fun watching them work we
think they'll be able to surprise us
in 2021in 2020 we finally saw the long-awaited
release of the commercial version of
moley robotic chefwhose exciting announcements have been
stirring up the internet for yearsthe real prototype differs greatly from
the graphics but still looks
really good and functional the owner can
choose one out of five thousand dishes
and the robot will cook it completely by itself
the only flaw is the exorbitant price of
about 335 thousand dollarsbut the manufacturer promises to make
the robot cheaper when it goes into mass
productionthe first customer will get their hands
on money this yearthe robot has a competitor though the
Samsung bot chefintroduced at CES 2020 but we haven't
heard anything about it since then
which of these unusual projects is best
and we'll leave it up to you to decide
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there are many more reviews of the coolest
robots aheadit's time for a hot top of the coolest
robots of 2020.
what do you think is worthy of the robot
of the year title
boston dynamics robot spot which proved
the company's commercial potential and
managed to enter not only the
construction and
oil and gas sectors as well as visual
inspection and data collection
but even into the space sphere becoming
the basis for nasa's project to launch
robot dogs for mars exploration
more than 400 robots have been sold to
datewe've talked about this at length in
other issues so if you want to learn
more
click the card above
the digit robot is the world's first
commercial humanoid robot from agility
robotics
this robot with a lidar instead of a
head and stereo cameras on its torso
is capable of navigating in space
walking across rough terrain
and climbing ladders and carrying
weights up to 18 kilograms
the price has not yet been disclosed but
the amount is known to be in the six
figures
the company received 20 million dollars
last year which means
investors believe digit is in demand
the atlas robot noted this year not only
for its mind-blowing dancing but also
for the fact that it's begun to learn
new moves and much faster
engineers at boston dynamics used to
prescribe the robot's behavior literally
line by line
now atlas is learning quickly in
simulations
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another contender is toyota's home robot
which is interesting by the way it can
move around your house
it literally hangs from the ceiling
appearing only when it's needed
personally we're sure that at least some
of the homes in the future will be built
with such robots in mind
because well it's convenient
and the last contender for robot of the
year is not only the most affordable but
very advanced robot and that is dog from
unitary a1
the robot can carry loads weighing up to
5 kilograms and can walk at speeds of
more than 3 meters per second
on one charge alone the robot weighing
12 kilograms and standing 40 centimeters
tall
can work from one to two and a half
hours a1 gets its information about the
environment through two cameras
transmitting high definition video to a
human operator and currently
the price is less than ten thousand
dollars
but we're partial we still think spot is
the robot of the year
it's the undisputed leader in terms of
attention media coverage and
applications
our compilation of the top robots would
not be complete without military robots
and in the main trend here's the robot
swarm technology
for example rime metal introduced a wolf
pack of robot tanks
the autonomous swarm moves and
identifies targets using a camera system
and artificial intelligence
while the decision to fire is going to
be made by a human operator
reconnaissance robots can also carry
kamikaze drone launchers
drone swarms in the sky are also
relevant as the development of robotic
pilots and artificial intelligence
capable of controlling combat aircrafts
and helicopters
an example is the darpa alias project
which is a system consisting of robotic
pilots a voice interface and software
alias can easily be installed on any
active us army helicopter by adding
lidar and cameras
the trained artificial intelligence
system that will be able to control
aircraft and engage in closed air combat
is the future and being developed by
darpacalled air combat evolution the neural
network system should be faster and more
efficient than humans
it's expected to be tested in 2024
but the most interesting announcement
from the sphere of military robots is a
project that can be followed for the
next 15 years
and that's the future fighter tempest of
the uk ministry of defense
this sixth generation autonomous jet
fighter is invisible to the enemy
will be armed with hypersonic and
directed energy weapons
built-in artificial intelligence will be
able to control a swarm of slave drones
and share important information with
other combat robots
and that is first place if you want to
learn more
check out the link in the card
the next best robots are robots that
have already replaced humans
the three significant 2020 categories
include waymo's most advanced drones to
date
already operating a cab service in
arizona without a pilot in the cab
next up is delivery robots seeking to
replace couriers and make deliveries
contactless
the 2020 robocourier of the year was
starship robots
70 of which delivered groceries to
healthcare workers during the lockdown
in total the roomy robocouriers designed
to travel at six and a half kilometers
per hour on sidewalks
have traveled more than 200 000
kilometers in 20 countries and more than
100 cities around the world
making more than 20 000 food and package
deliveries
and also sharing the robot red zone is
medical robots
we give them first place because they're
a perfect example of where
and how robots should be used
disinfector robots
drug transporting robots test collecting
robots and robots for the remote
the leader for example among disinfector
robots is the danish company uvd robots
for the best robots in the fight against
the pandemic see the issue in the
the most innovative robotic companies
also can't be overlooked
and among them contenders for the
company of the year are boston dynamics
or hyundai
which both brought the coolest robot
developers in the world
from this deal we expect a new phase in
the company's robot development
and at the very least the introduction
of handle the warehouse robot to the
marketand with possible contract to produce
apple autonomous cars
hyundai could become the leader in
robotics
geek plus deployed more than 10 000 of
its autonomous mobile robots around the
world in 2020 and launched robo shuttle
system for multi-level warehouse
automation
allowing it to deliver goods right into
the hands of a human from anywhere in
the warehouse
from up to 5 meters but most importantly
and interesting
the company has opened a factory that
uses its robots to create
new robots
sarcos robotics was the first company to
commercialize the guardian xo full body
exoskeleton for industrial use
the exoskeleton can help people lift
between 15 and 90 pounds
and reduce their risk of injury it's
designed to be worn for an entire shift
and can last up to 8 hours on a single
charge the military is currently also
considering using an exoskeleton
the boston-based company vicarius
combines a virtual reality with robotics
in its development of a tiny surgical
robot with cameras and human hand
proportions
that can enter the patient's abdomen
through a small incision
the surgeon can then perform a surgery
using vr controls
that recreate what the robot centers see
inside the body
and finally there's the chinese company
ub techto them we're gonna give first place
because they on one hand
continue to believe in personal robots
and develop their project of home
humanoid robot walker and on the other
handkeep their hands on the pulse of events
and create useful robots for service and
medicine industries
such as aimbot and adibot as well as the
robot cruiser
already working in hospitals and
easyhome the largest chinese network of
repair products
and the company is consistently updating
its line of children's kits so they can
learn robotics as well
separately we want to highlight the
robotics of company of the year in
russia
promobot by opening an office in the u.s
and registering a company in hong kong
promo bot quickly adapted to life in the
face of the coronavirus pandemic
developed and began delivering its and
disinfection robotsthermal control terminals with face
recognition and humanoid robot
administrators
to companies and institutions
for the next year motorica company has
best chances to be nominated
the socially significant project which
develops affordable and functional
prosthesis devices for children and
adults
received ce marking back in may allowing
its products to be supplied to the
european union
in 2021 the company plans to fully enter
the eu market and it's a great
achievement for such an important and
really good project
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