Top 10 cutting-edge technologies in the field of robotics

In recent years, the robotics industry has developed rapidly. Robots are widely used in various fields, especially in the industrial field. It is difficult to see their huge potential. At the same time, we must also realize that the vigorous development of the robotics industry is inseparable advanced scientific research progress technical support. Below, we will review the top ten most cutting-edge robotics technologies for your reference.

1.Soft Robots——Flexible Robot Skills

Flexible robot closes valve

Flexible robotics refers to the development, design manufacture of robots using flexible materials. Flexible materials have the characteristics of being able to change their shape arbitrarily within a wide range, have broad application prospects in pipeline fault inspection, medical diagnosis, investigation detection.

2. Robots can be transformed - Liquid metal manipulation skills

British scientists control liquid metal through programming

Liquid metal control technology refers to a technology that can accurately control the appearance characteristics movement state of liquid metal materials by controlling the external environment of the electromagnetic field. It can be used in fields such as intelligent manufacturing post-disaster rescue.

Liquid metal is an amorphous, flowing liquid metal. The current technical focus is mainly on the casting of liquid metal, liquid robots are still just a beautiful vision.

3. Biosignals can control robots - myoelectric control skills

iCub, a children's robot developed by the Italian Institute of Skills

Myoelectric control technology uses the electromyographic signals of the human upper limb surface to control the robotic arm, has a wide range of applications in remote control, medical recovery other fields.

4. Robots can have skin - sensitive tactile skills

Gentle Bot, a tactile robot, grabs tomatoes

Sensitive tactile technology refers to the use of new tactile sensors based on electrical particle tactile technology, which can make robots more sensitive to the shape, texture hardness of objects, ultimately be used for a series of complex tasks such as medical treatment exploration.

5. “Automatic” communication – conversational intelligent interaction skills

Sophia the robot who once threatened to destroy humanity

Robots developed with conversational intelligent interaction skills can only understand users' questions give accurate answers, but also automatically guide complete the conversation when information is incomplete.

Apple's new generation of conversational interaction technology will break away Siri's question--answer format can even automatically suggest conversations.

6. Robots have psychological activities - emotion recognition skills

Pepper developed by Japan's SBRH can recognize people's emotions

Emotion recognition technology can realize the effective identification of human emotions even psychological activities, enabling robots to acquire human-like observation, understanding, response capabilities, can be used in robot-assisted medical recovery, criminal investigation identification other fields.

Recognizing interpreting human facial expressions is a derivative skill that accompanies face recognition.

7. Controlling machines with thoughts – Brain-computer interface skills

Writing with your mind using focausedu

Brain-computer interface technology refers to the collection, identification transformation of electrical activities characteristic signals of the nervous system, so that the instructions issued by the human brain can be directly transmitted to the designated machine terminal. It can be used for disability rehabilitation, disaster relief entertainment experience.

8. Robots lead the way - automatic driving skills

"Alpha Bus" intelligent driving bus system

The use of automatic driving technology can provide humans with automated intelligent loading transportation tools, extend to areas such as road condition testing, national defense military security.

9. Recreate the virtual scene - virtual reality robot skills

Clinical case of mVR virtual reality surgery planning system treating spine

Virtual reality robot technology can realize the operator's virtual remote control of the robot, which is valuable in the fields of repair inspection, entertainment experience, on-site rescue, military reconnaissance, etc.

10. Interconnection between robots - Robot cloud service skills

Intelligent manipulator at the German Robot Exhibition

Robot cloud service technology refers to the robot itself as an execution terminal, which performs storage calculations through the cloud, responds to needs performs functions in real time, effectively realizes data interoperability knowledge sharing, provides users with a new type of robot service mode with unlimited expansion on-demand use.