Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Robots are machines that can sense their environments and perform tasks autonomously. Humanoid robotsare robots having an appearance or c haracter resembling that of a human. There is considerable interest indevelopin g humanoid robots that can function as collaborators with humans in diverse appl ications, suchas construction manufacturing, monitoring, exploration, learning, and entertainment. Humanoid robotscan be particularly advantageous in substitu ting for humans in environments that may be dangerous tohumans or uninhabitable by humans.
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