Robots that shouldn't exist (but happily do)

Spot

Boston Dynamics

Quadruped robot dog used in construction, oil & gas, and public safety.

趣事： Spot can open doors, climb stairs, and has been used by police departments worldwide.

Atlas

Boston Dynamics

Full-size humanoid that does parkour, backflips, and construction work.

趣事： Atlas can do a running backflip and pick up and throw heavy tools on a construction site.

PARO

PARO Robots

治疗用机器小海豹，已在美国注册为 II 类医疗器械，常用于失智症与儿科护理以降低焦虑。

趣事： PARO is classified as a medical device in Japan and is used in over 30 countries.

LOVOT

Groove X

Soft furry companion robot designed purely to be loved.

趣事： LOVOT has no practical purpose — it exists only to make you feel love. It has a body temperature of 98.6°F.

Aibo

Sony

AI-powered robot dog with genuine personality and memory.

趣事： Each Aibo develops a unique personality over time based on how you interact with it.

Pepper

SoftBank Robotics

Humanoid with emotion recognition and a tablet chest.

趣事： Pepper can detect human emotions from facial expressions and voice tone in real time.

Ameca

Engineered Arts

World's most expressive humanoid face robot.

趣事： Ameca's facial expressions are so realistic that people instinctively feel uncomfortable — it's the uncanny valley made physical.

索菲娅

Hanson Robotics

拥有富表情硅胶皮肤的人形机器人，曾被联合国授予创新冠军称号。

趣事： 沙特阿拉伯于 2017 年授予索菲娅国民身份，引发广泛讨论。

Digit

Agility Robotics

Warehouse humanoid with backwards bird-like knees.

趣事： Digit's legs are designed like an ostrich — the backwards-bending joints make it far more energy efficient than human-style legs.

Cassie 双足机器人

Agility Robotics

拥有鸟腿形腿部的双足机器人，曾在户外凭一次充电完成 5 公里跑。

趣事： 经吉尼斯认证的首个 100 米机器人冲刺纪录：24.73 秒。

Nao

SoftBank Robotics

58cm programmable humanoid used in 70+ countries for education.

趣事： Nao has been used to teach programming to over 500,000 students worldwide and can dance in perfect synchronization with dozens of other Naos.

RoBear

RIKEN

Bear-shaped nursing robot that lifts patients out of bed.

趣事： RoBear was deliberately designed to look like a bear so patients would feel safe being lifted by it — cuteness as engineering.