The 9 most curious robots in the robotics market

When we were children and we thought of robots, we thought of C3PO, the Star Wars protocol android, designed to serve humans and, among many other qualities, its translation service stood out as it knew more than 6 million forms of communication.

Today, although without a humanoid or tin shape, technology is designing robots capable of much more.

Below, we show you some of the most curious robotic applications we have found:

1. Pepper is perhaps the robot that most resembles C3PO. Peeper A 1.20 m tall humanoid robot, capable of detecting human emotions and interacting with people, is being widely used for marketing applications and for accompanying people alone.

2. LiKu, a robot baby created to give affection to its owner, who was one of the stars of the last World Mobile Congress.

3. Spot and SpotMini from Boston Dymanics, the most prominent company in the world of robotics that is creating a variety of robots. Spots are quadrupedal robberies that are designed for a variety of functions, such as helping at home to transport small packages:

4. Customizable industrial robots. Kuka designs and manufactures robotic arms with the special conditions required by each of its industrial customers. You can choose the load they should hold, where they should be placed, the level of relationship with the human, etc.

5. Smart chairs. There are projects to robotize elements of our daily lives such as chairs. For example, Nissan is working on smart chairs that stand on their own.

6. Olympic robots. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will have several special assistants. For example, a robot that will assist people with reduced mobility and an exoskeleton that will help game workers.

7. Nuka, a seal robot for therapeutic treatment that incorporates various sensors and artificial intelligence. Takanori Shibata, Senior Research Scientist at The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology presented this robot at the Future Trends Forum on Longevity. Shibata advocates the use of technology to build solutions that improve the quality of life of an increasingly long-lived population.

9. Elli-Q, a social robot that helps older adults stay active and bridge the digital divide. Elli-Q is another robot with social purposes that was created by a member of the Future Trends Forum, Dor Skuler.

Robots are just the beginning of a revolution that promises to change the way we work, relate to each other and every aspect of our daily lives.

Part of this revolution was dealt with by the Future Trends Forum, the think tank of the Bankinter Innovation Foundation, in the trend “The Revolution of the Machines”. In 2015, this trend looked at the new technologies (internet, robotics, artificial intelligence, etc.) that will influence employment and labor markets in the near future.