Scientists at Tokyo University in collaboration with Toyota Corporation have developed a regular household robot “Home Assistant Robot” (HAR). In contrast to the “recreational” development, to show the possibilities of modern cybernetics, the robot could be useful in everyday life. He can do simple work at home, for example, wipe the floor, washing, cleaning dishes and even move the furniture. HAR robot moves on two chassis (plus extra wheels for stability), it is equipped with 5 cameras and laser sensors, this 6 Handed robot is equipped with 3 joints (as a human hand) and have an impressive freedom of movement, HAR has a total of 3 fingers on each hand. According to the press release, this artificial intelligent robot is capable of learning, including its own mistakes. By one time charging the Home Assistant Robot can operate from 30 to 60 minutes, it can be purchased in 1st quarter of 2009 at a cost of about $ 10,000.

Since electronic money becoming more popular in the Japan, various reading devices like FeliCa RFID, supporting different types of e-currency, appearing in stores and in vending machines are built. The company introduced the NEC payment terminal FeliCa, in the form of robot’s real size. This robot was presented at a recent exhibition iEXPO in Tokyo. Mass production and application of the robot can begin very soon, because the technology already is fully elaborated. The company NEC expects its robot will be installed at amusement parks. It will sell tickets for entry to visitors who will have phones with the function to pay the robot, the user needs to select the correct icon of electronic money on the touch screen installed on the robot’s chest, and then hold the phone over a reader device embedded in the left arm of robot.

The robot can be programmed to transfer electronic coupons and other data on the user’s phone after the payment occurs. Among other possibilities the robot can use the camera for the purpose of recognizing and identifying visitors to the park. In this case, the robot will be able to recommend certain types of attractions, starting from the age and visitor statistics. It is not clear whether any amusement park is going to hire a new robot. If not, the NEC can simply install robot Fingerprint bots on the border for immigration controls and to collect biometric data of foreigners in Japan.

Two-legged robot Robovie-X PRO is much faster than its predecessor and has high-torque momentary servomotor and a gyroscopic sensor as the accelerometer. This robot has many methods which can surprise, for example, the one that is referred in the video. The robot will be sold by the company early next year at a cost of USD $3300.

The world of engineering and technology can lead to any level. As proof of this, developers, scientists from the University of Vaseba in Tokyo, Japan, created a robot that can bring you breakfast in bed. His hands are so sensitive that when dealing with bread robot crumbles it. The Robot named “Twendy One”, and he has the size of the average person. The robot will appear in 2015, and perhaps he will be able to perform tasks that today people have to make.