Robot

Tech company, Promobot is reported to launch new set of robots which will have friendly and familiar faces like human beings. A whopping amount of £1,50,000 will be paid by the company to anyone who agrees to lend their facial features. Furthermore, the applicants must be over 25 years of age. The company said, "since 2019, we have been actively manufacturing and supplying humanoid robots to the market".

Halftime at Tokyo Olympics basketball match between the US and France was exceptional as it showcased the talent of a robot. Initially, the robot stood at the foul line, from which it shot the ball to the basket. It was then placed at the top of the three-point arch and was neat at its shot. Lastly, the robot moved to the half-court and throws the ball into the basket.

Artificial Intelligence fame Sophia Robot's artwork will become the world's first AI painting to be sold online as Non-fungible token (NFT). The humanoid robot has collaborated with artist Andrea Bonaceto to create digital artwork. Already establishing herself as an activist and musician in the past, Sophia will auction her paintings over digital art platform 'Nifty Gateway' on March 24. Besides auctioning a physical artwork, the platform… read-more

In what could be called as a unique initiative, a robot had been deployed in a polling booth at Ernakulam during the local body polls to aid the voters on COVID-19 precautionary guidelines. The robot named Sayabot, which has been designed by a Kochi-based start-up Asimov Robotics was the first to appear in polling booths. Interestingly, the robot made temperature-checks, offered sanitizers, and advised people to maintain physical distancing… read-more

A student of Class 11 in Kanpur, named Pranjal, along with his classmate Aarendra, has built an 'Air Purifier Robot'. The robot has an inbuilt air-purifier machine, which sucks all the air pollutants. The robot filters the polluted air and releases clean air into the atmosphere. Pranjal developed this robot in order to control the growing air pollution. While praising Pranjal, his school principal called him a "future scientist".