9. HUMANOID ROBOT
A humanoid robot is a robot with its body
shape built to resemble the human body.
Humanoid robots are now used as research
tools in several scientific areas.
Besides the research, humanoid robots are
being developed to perform human tasks
like personal assistance, through which
they should be able to assist the sick and
elderly, and dirty or dangerous jobs.
10. FIRST HUMANOID ROBOT…
Sophia is a social humanoid
robot developed by Hong
Kong-based company Hanson
Robotics. Sophia was activated
on April 19, 2015.
In October 2017, the robot
became a Saudi
Arabian citizen, the first robot
to receive citizenship of any
country.
