10 robots you can't miss at WRC 2017

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‍Specialized robots, industrial robots, service robots... an influx of robots is approaching Beijing this summer.

World Robot Conference 2017 (WRC 2017), which brings together world's top enterprises and research institutes in the robotics industry, will kick off on Aug. 23 and last until Aug. 27 at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center.

Themed "Win-win collaborative innovation toward the building of an intelligent society," the conference will provide a platform for both domestic and foreign enterprises to showcase their latest achievements in products, solutions and scientific research.

Let's take a look at 10 robots that are expected to steal the show at the conference.

Robotic pianist Teotronica

Teotronico, a robot with 19 fingers designed to play the piano, performs at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Hanover, Germany, April 7, 2014. /VCG Photo

Invented by Italian robot researcher Matteo Suzzi, Teotronico is a robotic pianist that has 19 fingers. The unusual design helps the robot to play faster than humans, and attached video cameras and sensors allow Teotronico to interact with its audiences through their facial expressions and gestures, according to Walyou.

Bipedal full-size humanoid robot

The bipedal full-size humanoid robot. /Photo via ARTrobot

The bipedal full-size humanoid robot was developed by Beijing Ironman Technology Co. Ltd., which can be used in scientific research, teaching, exhibition and industry application.

Commercial service robot U05 Robot

A U05 Robot serves a customer in a clothes store. /Photo via CANBOT

U05 Robot, a commercial service robot developed by Shenzhen's CANBOT, supports voice interaction, facial emotion recognition, motion control and automatic obstacle-avoid.

According to the company, the human-like robot can distinguish 24 Chinese dialects with a recognition rate of 95 percent. U05 is also able to "understand" six types of users' emotions include happy, angry, sad, deliberate, surprised, and scared with the company’s USense engine.

Fanuc industrial robot

An industrial robot developed by FANUC Corp lifts a vehicle during a demonstration at the International Robot Exhibition 2015 in Tokyo, Dec 2, 2015. /VCG Photo

FANUC, a robotic company from Japan, has more than 100 models of industrial robots with payloads up to 2.3 tons and maximum reaches up to 4.7 meters. FANUC's robot series include collaborative robots, articulated robots, palletizing robots, paint robots, and so on.

Service robot CookyPlus

The service robot CookyPlus /Photo via Mrobot

The service robot CookyPlus developed by Shanghai's Mrobot can be customized in identity, gender, age, tone, expression and personality to meet the requirements of different consumer scenarios.

Industrial robot Motoman

An industrial robot Motoman manufactures a toy car during a demonstration at the company's showroom in Kitakyushu, Japan, July 16, 2015. /VCG Photo

Developed by the Yaskawa Electric Corp from Japan, the industrial robot series Motoman can be used for spot welding, handling, assembly, painting, transfer of liquid crystal panels, and transfer of semiconductor wafers, according to the company.

Supermarket robot

The supermarket robot /Photo via mall.jiangsurobot.com

The supermarket robot is developed by Jiangsu Eastern Glod Jade Intelligent Robot Co Ltd. It can act as a shopping trolley, sales promoter or cashier with the ability to making precise goods delivery and self-service payment.

Da Vinci Surgical System

The robotic surgical system da Vinci Surgical System carries out a surgery at a hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on April 15, 2015. /VCG Photo

The robotic surgical system da Vinci Surgical System is designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach and is controlled by a surgeon from a console.

Surgeons can perform operations through a few small incisions and features several key features, including magnified vision system that gives surgeons a 3D HD view inside the patient’s body, the console where the surgeon sits while operating, patient-side cart where the patient is positioned during surgery, and wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand, according to da Vinci Surgery.

Diet assistant robot Bestic

The diet assistant robot Bestic /Photo via

Bestic is created by China's FN Robotics, it is a diet assistant robot that simulates the function of human's upper limb, can provide supports for people with upper limb disorder during meals.

Drone BionicOpter

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin look at BionicOpter at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Germany, April 8, 2013. /VCG Photo

Inspired by dragonfly flight, drone BionicOpter is an ultralight flying object that can fly in all directions, hover in mid-air and glide without beating its wings.

With the remote-controlled dragonfly, Festo, developer of the robot, can demonstrate wireless real-time communication, a continuous exchange of information, as well as the ability to combine different sensor evaluations and identify complex events and critical states.

CGTN is preparing to do a live streaming at WRC 2017, please stay tuned.

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Source(s): China Daily