Developers at MIT have created a new robot named Hermes that are helping close the gap between humans and robots. Unlike most conventional robots Hermes has the ability to remain upright with little to no problem. It also comes equipped with a set of 3 fingered arms that can easily accomplish human tasks. Hermes is controlled remotely by a person which can track the robots movements through cameras. Hermes is helping close the gap between human and robot by allowing future robots to do hazardous work.
The problem with current robots is the lack of artificial intelligence that allow for complicated tasks. By replacing the artificial intelligence with a human controller, the need for such demanding software is eliminated and work can progress.
Not to overlook, Hermes has progressed the robot field by giving it human like reflexes that could help the development of precise robots. The robotic field has advanced in recent years, but progress can be slow and costly. Making even small improvements to current models can help the development of future prototypes and help the robotic field.
Hermes is making a small but significant step towards implementing future robot workers and hopefully within the next few years they will be in action building new projects.
http://www.gizmag.com/mit-hermes-remote-controlled-robot/38847/
