Household robot is a special robot for human services, mainly engaged in family services, maintenance, maintenance, repair, transportation, cleaning, monitoring and other work of the special robot.
As technology advances and the price of digital products falls, home robots are set to dominate the digital home of the future. As Mr Angle says: "I think it's entirely reasonable to imagine that in 10 years every home will have a robot."
Classification criteria for household robots:
According to the different scope of application and use, household robots can be divided into: electrical robot, entertainment robot, cook robot, handling robot, stationary robot, mobile assistant robot and humanoid robot.
Electrical robot
Also known as application robots, they are like intelligent household appliances, the diligent vacuum cleaner robot is the representative of this kind of robot, its shape is like a thick flying saucer, its ultrasonic monitor can prevent it from breaking furniture, infrared eyes can prevent it from falling down the stairs. In addition to cleaning, another category of household robots can be used for home security. Typical products are SONY's AIBO robot dog. Consumers can connect to the robots via personal computers or mobile phones and direct them via the Internet to perform home security tasks.
Entertainment robot
Is another category of household application robot, can be used for home entertainment. Consumers can connect to the robots via personal computers or mobile phones and direct them through the Internet. Entertainment robot this robot can relieve mental fatigue for you. Japan is home to the world's first humanoid entertainment robot. In 2000, Honda released ASIMO, the world's first remote-controlled, two-legged, mobile robot. In 2003, SONY introduced the QRIO, which can stroll, dance and even conduct a small band.
Chef robot
It is a robot used for carrying heavy objects for home use. A robot on display at the Joint Pavilion of Enterprises of The Shanghai World Expo is 2.7 meters tall, can move 4 meters, and has a motion radius of 4.68 meters. It also enjoys the nickname of "Optimus Prime" due to its huge size. The machine is so powerful that it can easily lift a small car.
Stationary robot
This is a stationary household robot. It operates through embedded software, senses through sensors, and communicates with you over the web. South Korea's Samsung and LG already sell internet-enabled fridges that automatically send orders to food retailers when stocks run low.
Mobile assistant robot
There are many kinds of robots, ranging from personal applications to military applications, and they are one of the robots with the greatest market potential. Accentur technology LABS has developed a personal assistant robot that helps you remember unfamiliar faces. When you say hello to someone, the assistant robot can store their name, a low-resolution photo, into an address book using devices such as a speech recognition engine, a small microphone and a camera. When you meet the person again, the assistant will whisper who he is.
Humanoid robot
They're the stuff of dreams for kids and tech junkies. Scientists and artists have been trying to give robots a human appearance, but humanoid robots are among the most difficult to develop because people want to see human expressions and reactions on them.
Prospects: Humanoid robots could be used for entertainment and services. Scientists are developing smarter software that will allow robots to communicate and learn. In some ways, the development of humanoid robots is the real test of human intelligence.
