7 incredible robots, which were created in 2015

• 7 incredible robots, which were created in 2015

The outgoing year was another breakthrough in the field of robotics. The world saw a new robotic gaming platforms, incredible robotic animals and a very useful social robots. In our review of "Seven" most successful developments of this year in this area.

1. Mk.II

Robot with the modest name Mk.II - a combat game platform. To date, this is the first complete and fully functioning robot "Giant Paintball". Shoot guns machine of death and destruction with plastic balls with paint. The strength of the shot is more than enough to thoroughly mash the car body. Manages a robot pilot sitting in it.

2. Kuratas

The other "fighting" robot paintball for "adults". The machine is an analogue, a competitor, and of course the rival American manned bot Mk.II. By the way, Kuratas was created in Japan. Funds are raised by means of crowdfunding. During the campaign, more than 500 thousand dollars in donations have been collected, which more than covered the cost of setting up.

3. Pepper

Japanese social robot Pepper became one of the most purchased in the history of modern robotics. It's funny and the fact that after entering the market Pepper ended up in a scandal. Resourceful jokers reprogrammed chest touch the screen so that it shows the woman's breast, and the Pepper published a shy groans when "interaction".

Anxious moral and morality of the Japanese robotics threatened to revoke the purchase of all clients who continue such mockery of the machine.

4. Geminoid F

Another Japanese robot Geminoid F was used a theater in several productions. Robot relate to the class of so-called "femiodov". After the performance, some even began to joke about the fact that this humanoid robot plays better than some people.

5. ATLAS

humanoid robot prototype ATLAS created by scientists from Boston Dynamics can simulate emotions or to communicate with the owner. This guy does not have a female face with synthetic leather, and he can not talk. It caused a stir in 2015 ATLAS others. Through the efforts of robotics, this device is the first biped bipedal robot effected the run in the woods with no errors and downs.

6. hitchBOT

hitchBOT robot became the hero of a social experiment conducted in the US and Europe. A few months device puteshstvoval hitchhiking along a road, while the robot-nenavisitniki from the US have not broken it and thrown in a landfill.

7. The robot cheetah

A well-known robot cheetah MIT scored in 2015 a new achievement. Robot set a new record in the field of running on a treadmill. The thing is that the robot for the first time in history carried out a successful run with obstacles without reducing speed.