Decoding the world of automation & humanoids

Science is expanding its boundaries exponentially. Companies like Boston Dynamics and Tesla are making robots that astonish people. The eliteness, efficiency and usability are beyond the imagination of a normal human being.

Automation: the primary idea

The world is swiftly heading towards automation: making human work easier and more digital. Automation is assisting society on both macro and micro levels. The data cleaning system of smart devices and robots are some examples of automation technology.

The world cannot ignore the impact of COVID-19 to induce investment and innovation in automation. The pandemic has made us realise that bots are our third hand. The work automation is doing in the healthcare sector currently is worth noting. From conducting COVID-19 tests to giving medicines to patients and handling other hospital chores, basically, bots are no less than “frontline workers.”

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Bots beyond healthcare

It is important to note the developments happening in the robotic sector. While the advancement made in the sector by companies worldwide is extraordinary, bots have a lot more usability. What we are insinuating is-healthcare is definitely the one sector where bots have grabbed the limelight, but their existence is beyond that.

A sight at the market leaders

Every year, science is breaking its boundaries. Robots made in 2015 were mind-blowing and today’s robots are far more efficient than those, and the future ones would be more productive, energy-saving and cost-saving.

• Boston Dynamics’ Atlas

Boston Dynamic is famous for its dog-like robot called “Spot,” which is already used by police departments for patrolling and other activities. Their new humanoid robot called “Atlas” is five feet tall, weighs 190 pounds, has an onboard battery, RGB cameras and depth sensors, along with three built-in computers. In addition, it has real-time perception, behaviour libraries, etc.

• Agility robotics’ Digit

Agility Robotics’ Digit was unveiled in 2019. It’s a bipedal robot with high mobility and utility. It is capable of moving through complex, human-oriented environments for tasks such as doorstep delivery, etc. It can lift heavy boxes and is also capable of catching itself during a fall.

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• Soft Bank’s Pepper

Pepper is one of the world’s first social humanoid robots. It can easily perform upper body human movements and recognise human emotion. Astonishingly, it can also pick up non-verbal cues. Pepper creates an illusion that it understands humans. Developers call it “artificial empathy.” However, its production has been put on hold currently.

• Hanson Robotics’ Sophia

Sophia resembles humans in an uncanny way. Bots like Sophia could be used in the healthcare sector, retail, and airline settings. Sophia is the world’s first robot innovation ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme. She appears on the Tonight Show and Good Morning Britain. Additionally, Sophia has also spoken at hundreds of conferences globally.

• Tesla’s Friendly

The next creation in the robotics world is Tesla’s Friendly, which is expected to come next year. Recently, on Tesla’s AI day, Elon Musk unmasked their new proprietary robot. Friendly would be able to perform most tasks, including all menial ones and complex ones like fetching tools, getting groceries, etc.

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Bottomline

The robotics world is peaking high with innovation. Companies around the world are producing bots that look like humans. However, the bots are not yet flawless, but the work is going at a high speed in a view to present efficient, power-saving and cost-saving bots that can help humans in numerous ways.