Finally, each arm of the robot is embedded with airbags made from a soft yet grippable material that can inflate instantly to catch a person if they fall, without causing bruising on impact. The system could be used in smart manufacturing and warehouse settings where robots would work alongside and assist humans. The word “robot” was coined by the czech writer karel čapek in a 1920 play called rossum’s universal robots, and is derived from the czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.
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Sprout is a flexible robot built by mit lincoln laboratory and notre dame researchers to assist in disaster response
Emergency responders can use the robot to navigate and map areas under rubble to plan rescue operations.
Mit roboticists developed a way to cut through data noise and help robots focus on the features in a scene that are most relevant for assisting humans
