Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Valkyrie, a humanoid robot, [1] from NASA. A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. The design may be for functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments, for experimental purposes, such as the study of bipedal locomotion, or for other purposes. In general, humanoid robots have a torso, a head ...
Some work to make an abstract idea of technological and human-bodily union apparent to reality in an art form using varying mediums, from sculptures and drawings to digital renderings. Artists who seek to make cyborg-based fantasies a reality often call themselves cyborg artists, or may consider their artwork "cyborg". How an artist or their ...
Sophia's internals. Sophia was first activated on Valentine's Day, [9] February 14, 2016. [2] The robot, modeled after the Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, [10] Audrey Hepburn, and its inventor's wife, Amanda Hanson, [1] [11] is known for its human-like appearance and behavior compared to previous robotic variants.
The robot was a special guest at the company's Mix Fold 2 smartphone event.
A humanoid robot is a robot that is based on the general structure of a human, such as a robot that walks on two legs and has an upper torso, or a robot that has two arms, two legs and a head. A humanoid robot does not necessarily look convincingly like a real person, for example, the ASIMO humanoid robot has a helmet instead of a face.
Huey, Dewey and Louie, drones in Silent Running (1972) – notable as the first movie in which non-humanoid robots were made mobile by manning them with amputees; Jet Jaguar in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) The Gunslinger (played by Yul Brynner) and other androids in Westworld (1973) and Futureworld (1976) The robots in Sleeper (1973)
Small Wonder is an American children's comedy science fiction sitcom that aired in first-run syndication from September 7, 1985, to May 20, 1989. The show chronicles the family of a robotics engineer who secretly creates a robot modeled after a human girl, then tries to pass it off as their adopted daughter, Vicki.
The Moxie AI robot cost $800 and was marketed to parents to help teach children social skills. The company sent customers an email in late November announcing it would be shutting down.