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ROBOTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first ‘intelligent’ humanoid robot, built in Japan in 1972 was called ____
A
Shakey
B
Sophia
C
WABOT-1
D
Roomba
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the mid-20th century, professor Ichiro Kato of Waseda University studied humanoid robots. He initiated the WABOT project in 1967, and in 1972 completed the WABOT-1, the world’s first full-scale humanoid intelligent robot. WABOT-1 had two arms, walked on two legs, and saw with two camera eyes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The WABOT-1 was the first fun-scale anthropomorphic robot developed in the world at Tokyo’s Waseda University under Ichiro Kato. It consisted of a limb-control system, a vision system and a conversation system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gakutensoku was a humanoid robot built in 1928 by Nishimura Makoto, an editorial writer for the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.

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