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An assembly-line arm, a robot dog, and a machine that helps a surgeon work all look different for a reason. These photographs show real robots and the parts that let them move, sense, and do their jobs.

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Unimate
Unimate: The jointed arm on this Unimate did repetitive work on a General Motors assembly line. The Henry Ford identifies…
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Honda ASIMO
Honda ASIMO: ASIMO walks on two legs and balances through movements that look familiar to a human audience. This photograph…
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Boston Dynamics Spot
Boston Dynamics Spot: Spot’s four articulated legs carry it across industrial sites, where it can take instruments on…
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MIT Kismet
MIT Kismet: Kismet’s large eyes, brows, and pink ears move to make its expressions easy to read. Cynthia Breazeal built the…
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Shakey
Shakey’s camera and sensors sat above a wheeled base. At Stanford Research Institute, the robot used information about its…
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WABOT-1
WABOT-1’s exposed frame shows how much room early humanoid machinery needed. Completed at Waseda University in 1973, it…
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Stanford Cart
Stanford Cart: A television camera rode on a rail at the top of the Stanford Cart, taking pictures from different…
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Sony AIBO ERS-110
Sony AIBO ERS-110: Sony gave its first AIBO dog-like ears, a moving tail, and a glossy visor. The 1999 entertainment robot…
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Aldebaran NAO
Aldebaran NAO: This small humanoid appeared at RoboCup 2016. Aldebaran’s programmable NAO succeeded Sony’s AIBO as the…
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First-Generation iRobot Roomba
First-Generation iRobot Roomba: The first Roomba looks like a low disk with three buttons for room size. Introduced in…
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Da Vinci Xi Surgical System
Da Vinci Xi Surgical System: Four articulated arms descend from an overhead boom on the da Vinci Xi patient cart. In…
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Canadarm2
Canadarm2 reaches out from the International Space Station, with its elbow joint clearly visible. The Canadian-built…
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Robonaut 2
Robonaut 2: Astronaut Mike Fossum works with Robonaut 2 in the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory. The…
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Pepper
Pepper: A chest-mounted touchscreen gives visitors another way to interact with Pepper. The Smithsonian tested the SoftBank…
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Sophia
Sophia: Hanson Robotics’ humanoid Sophia appears at the 2018 AI for Good Global Summit. The close view shows the humanlike…
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Boston Dynamics Atlas
Boston Dynamics Atlas: The ring-shaped head and the joints at the shoulders stand out on Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas…
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Deep Discoverer
Deep Discoverer: On deck, Deep Discoverer’s cameras, sampling equipment, and manipulator arm are easy to see. NOAA operates…
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PARO
PARO: Roboticist Takanori Shibata holds PARO, a robot shaped like a young seal. The plush body conceals sensors that let…

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