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Looks like the Russians are pretty far behind in this race. Will the engineers get a Stalinist bullet to the head for this embarrassment?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-x5C2IajukCompare this with China’s progress. Interesting that the female-styled robot is attractively dressed considering that the one-child policy led to an imbalance of 10% more male children. The end-use is supposedly for commercial introductions which I guess is female gendered in Chinese culture. By contrast, the male robot is styled to be obviously mechanical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH2BJmR8V0kHere is a video of mass manufactured humanoid robots. I’m not sure whether this is an actual filmed video or an AI (CGI) video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4kk20ZUvoIn the U.S., Boston Dynamics now has an autonomous humanoid robot, the redesigned Atlas. This is apparently designed for strength-based applications.
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https://bostondynamics.com/atlas/Meanwhile, the Neo humanoid robot, which is designed to be a household helper, is being controlled by a live human behind the scenes. However, Neo does have good balance and fine motor coordination even though it isn’t autonomous yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j31dmodZ-5cWendy
