Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “Robots are machines that can sense their enviro nments and perform tasks autonomously or semi-autonomously. A humanoid robot is a robot or machine having an appearance and/or character resembling that of a hu man. Humanoid robots can be designed to function as team members with humans in diverse applications, such as construction, manufacturing, monitoring, explorati on, learning, and entertainment. Humanoid robots can be particularly advantageou s in substituting for humans in environments that may be dangerous to humans or uninhabitable by humans.
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