Catalan nanotechnology engineer Seri Santos holds the head of Samantha, an AI-equipped sex doll capable of responding to various scenarios and verbal provocations. Barcelona, March 31, 2017.
A robot is being tested on the volcanic surfaces of Mount Etna in Italy. Mount Etna serves as a testing ground for the one-meter-tall, four-wheeled machine, in anticipation of a future mission to the Moon. The tests are conducted by the German aerospace center, which runs Germany’s space program.
The animatronic baby, a mechanical human infant with an electronic umbilical cord, is displayed during a press conference for the “Robots” exhibition at the London Science Museum. February 7, 2017.
The first globally operating humanoid robot stands attentively during the preparation of a cannon shot marking the sunset and the end of Ramadan fasting. Dubai, May 31, 2017.
A robot distributing food to cows at an automated farm, during the “International Green Week” food and agricultural products exhibition. Berlin, January 19, 2017. (The cows look normal – but you never know…)
A technician holds the hand of ROSAL (Rob’s Open Source Android) which was built in France between 2010-2016. “Robots” exhibition, science museum, London, February 7, 2017.
Robotic jockeys ride camels during a sports festival. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2017.
Bosch’s agro-robot BoniRob photographed on a farm near Stuttgart, Germany, on July 29, 2016. BoniRob is described as a “multi-functional robotic platform for various applications in agriculture”.
A robot puts a pizza in the oven of Zume Pizza in California, on August 29, 2016. The pizza start-up that began deliveries in April 2016 uses smart machines to grab a slice of the billion-dollar pizza delivery market. Zume is one of many food-tech companies that have entered the restaurant industry with software and robots aimed at reducing costs and speeding up production.
Mark Clayton Daniels from the USA competes in an exoskeleton race in Zurich, in October 2016, during the Cybathlon championship, the first international competition organized by ETH Zurich for athletes with mobility impairments using bionic assistive technologies, such as robotic prosthetic limbs, brain-computer interface systems, and exoskeletons.
The humanoid robot Jia Jia, created by a team of engineers from the University of Science and Technology of China, is being transported by workers after a presentation at a conference in Shanghai on January 9, 2017. Jia Jia can hold a simple conversation and can display specific expressions when requested. Its creators believe that as a lifelike robot, it heralds the era of cyborg labor in China.
Belgian Ian Frejean, 11 years old, plays with the robot Zora, a humanoid robot designed to keep patients company and assist nurses at AZ Damiaan hospital. Ostend, Belgium, June 16, 2016.
The automatic flight deck handling system ALIAS installed at the co-pilot’s position of a transport aircraft at Manassas, Virginia, on October 17, 2016. American government agencies and companies are working together on a robotic piloting system that will eliminate the need for a second pilot in the cockpit.
A NUSwan (New Smart Water Assessment Network), which is an automatic mini boat disguised as a swan, monitors water quality in a water reservoir in Singapore, in August 2015. The robotic swans, designed by a team of researchers from the University of Singapore, move comfortably in the natural environment, using GPS to navigate in the water, in order to conduct checks for quality, but also for possible contamination and pollutants.
The OceanOne diving robot, with a humanoid torso and a tail like a mermaid’s, full of thrusters and sensors that help it swim and dive, during its presentation at the Museum of History of Marseille, on April 28, 2016. The OceanOne team aims to find work for the robot in rescue missions, ship repairs, oil and natural gas exploration, marine research and of course shipwreck exploration.
French designer Gael Langevin adjusts the head position of his InMoov robot, after presenting it at a technology exhibition in Bucharest, on May 26, 2017. Based on Langevin’s previous work, a prosthetic hand that was the first ever made on a 3D printer, the robot is programmed to speak English, Spanish, French, Russian and Dutch, with the basic model costing around 1,500 euros.
Angel Peng, 8 years old, who had injured her arm in an accident when she was nine months old, poses wearing a prosthetic arm made on a 3D printer. The arm was designed and constructed by engineer Chang Hsien-Liang in Taoyuan, Taiwan. April 2017.
A woman kisses a robot during the daily activities of the “Robot Age” project, at the San Lorenzo nursing home in Florence, on December 19, 2015. At the nursing home, a robot already operates as the perfect caretaker or servant for about 20 elderly residents. The robots in the program are designed to function indoors, in outdoor areas, as well as in large building complexes. The EU supports the Robot Age program involving 160 people in real environments for a duration of 4 years.
Robots around a battery charging station before a football match during the German RoboCup, on May 7, 2017. Approximately 200 teams, with more than 1000 participants from 15 countries present state-of-the-art robots competing in sports such as football, as well as in rescue and healthcare exercises.
A worker prepares a drone designed to be controlled via signals emitted by an electronic headset with sensors that monitor brain activity, before the start of the global robotics conference in Beijing on August 22, 2017.
A child plays with a robotic dog, at the world robotics conference in Beijing, on October 21, 2016.
A visitor at the global robotics conference in Beijing in October 2016 leaves, having bought two home companion robots.
