DID YOU KNOW?

The Boris 2 requires countless calculations to assess the size, weight and shape of unfamiliar objects

TOMORROWS Boris 2 has

five-fingered
dextrous hands
that are controlled
by 20 motors

ROBOTS
The tech that will keep us happy, healthy and up-to-date

Medical
The da Vinci SI surgical robot is the worlds
most advanced robotic surgeon. It is operated
via a master control unit that moves the four
arms of the machine while the surgeon looks
through an HD camera. This allows greater
precision during surgery, greatly improving
patient comfort and recovery.

Domestic
A robot called Boris 2 is one of the
first in the world to intelligently
grip unfamiliar objects. Developed
by scientists at the University of
Birmingham, the autonomous
robot was designed with loading
the dishwasher in mind a chore
that encompasses a range of
general manipulation tasks.
Science Photo Library; Alamy; Andy Fox, University of Birmingham; Dreamstime

Pepper
understands
your emotions
and can also
express its own

Recreation
Pepper is a humanoid robot
designed to live with us. Sensors
are used to gauge your facial
expressions, listen to you, learn
your body language and react
accordingly. Its a social robot that
will try to cheer you up when
The four arms of da Vinci
SI can be much more youre sad by playing your
accurate than a surgeon favourite song, for example.

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