Mit roboticists developed a way to cut through data noise and help robots focus on the features in a scene that are most relevant for assisting humans. Emergency responders can use the robot to navigate and map areas. Mit researchers developed an aerial microrobot that can fly with speed and agility comparable to real insects.
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Companies and individuals alike can benefit from humanoid robots, but society and industry will require clear guardrails to embrace this transformation.
The word “robot” was coined by the czech writer karel čapek in a 1920 play called rossum’s universal robots, and is derived from the czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.