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Honda's ASIMO
Honda's first humanoid robot ,ASIMO, is created. The company created other walking models such as, the E0, the E1, the E2, and the E3, just to name a few. The ASIMO made its first debut on November 20, 2000.
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Mars Rover
There were two Mars exploration rovers launched toward Mars in search of water on Mars. They carried different scientific instruments. The goal of the rovers was to drive about 40 meters in one day. The exploration rovers went beyond what was expected. marsrover.nasa.gov/overview/ -
I, Robot
Will Smith plays police officer in the year 2035. In this movie he investigates a crime that may have been commited by a robot. This leads to a threat to mankind.
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Robots the Movie
This movie was written by Jim McClain, Ron Mita, and David Lindsay-Abaire. The movie is about a young inventor robot. He travels to the city to join the company that inspired him.
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Paro the Seal
Paro was invented by AIST. Paro is a robot designed after a baby harp seal. It can serve as a pet for the house hold. Paro can be purchased for $6000.
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Japanese Robot of the Year
Fanuc's fast, two armed, industrial robot is the the robot of the year in Japan. The robot arm system is used to work on food and pharmaceutical manufactoring lines. The arm can grab 120 items per minute.
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I-SOBOT
I-SOBOT was created by Takara Tomy. This is a miniature humanoid robot. The rebot was reconized by Guiness as the smalles robot of its kind. I-SOBOT walks, dances the hula, and plays air guitar.
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Kawada and AIST HRP-4
HRP-4 was created by Kawada and AIST. It is bipedal robot. This robot has great flexibilty and balance and looks like a human when it operates.
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Baxter
Baxter is the Robot of the year for 2012. He was created by Rodney Brooks. This robot do light repetitive duties such as packing and sorting.
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GROVER
Grover is a Greenland Rover. Grover was created by teams of students attending engineering bootcamp. GROVER was built to carry a ground penatrating radar to analyze snow.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130708143324.htm
