The world’s first ever robot with ‘muscles’, ‘tendons’ and ‘bones’ is here. Dailymail reports that the robot looks like a stripped-down version of the Star Wars character C-3PO.
One of the most advanced robots in the world, Ecci, is made up of a specially developed plastic. The robot even has a brain that enables correction of mistakes, Dailymail reported.
A team of scientists at the University of Zurich developed Ecci – short for Eccerobot. ‘Ecce’ means Lo or Behold in Latin, Dailymail said. The newspaper further said a series of electric motors helps the robot to move its joints. A computer installed inside the brain of Ecci helps it learn from its mistakes.
For example, if a movement causes it to stumble or drop something – the information is studied, analysed and used to avoid similar mistake in future.
The robot also displays a vision capacity similar to that of humans – though it has just one cyclops style eye, claims Dailymail.
The scientists at the varsity expressed hopes that their creation will not only make way for a complete new generation for robots but also aid development of artificial limbs, Dailymail reported.
Director of the laboratory for artificial intelligence at University of Zurich Rolf Pfeifer said the creation opens up a lot of possibilities and it will especially help us understand better how the human moving apparatus works, said Dailymail.
Speaking to Dailymail reporter, Pfeifer said if robots can be made to operate limbs the same way as humans do, the world of artificial limbs will receive a boost. Moreover, it will also help in jobs where human hands are needed, Pfeifer added.
The scientists at the varsity worked for around three years on a multi-million project and ultimately came up with Ecci, Dailymail reported. The project was funded partially by private enterprise apart from two million euros that came from EU funds.
The scientists’ team plans to present a more complete version of Ecci within two months, Dailymail said.
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