With the continuous advent of newer and advanced robotic technologies, Robots are becoming increasingly sophisticated and lifelike, taking us close to the world of artificial intelligence. Essentially, these man-made versions of animal life can now easily replicate most of the animal and human behavior. Over the times, we have seen various kinds of robots including the Motoman humanoid robot that cooks Okonomiyaki with manual precision, Honda’s new Asimo, Toyota’s violin playing robot and the REEM-B Humanoid Service robot that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance. This time we have is HUBO II, a newer faster version of HUBO, which is described to be a 40-DOF full size walking Humanoid Robot originally developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). HUBO II is now in commercial production stage by Rainbow Co., an enterprise licenced by KAIST, and will be available for service at a price of $400,000.
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RomanGodzich