Some of the worlds leading human and robot minds are heading to the United Nations.
Its a stellar lineup of speakers, but the real stars in our eyes are the robots.
Over 50 of the beasts the majority from Europe will be in attendance.
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Sophia is arguably the planets most famous real-worldrobot but its attracted controversy.
Nonetheless, the humanoids influence and fame earn it a place on our list.
Ameca
Amecaseerily realistic facial expressionswent viralback in 2021.
Built in the UK by Engineered Arts, the bot was designed as a platform for developing robotics.
Spot
Unless youve been hiding from the AI apocalypse under a rock, youll recognise Spot.
The star attraction of the esteemed Boston Dynamics brand, the quadruped is primarily used for dangerousinspection jobs.
Despite the cute name and resemblance to a dog, Spots a menacing creature.
Campaigners have warned that the bot could be weaponised particularly after it wastestedby the French Army.
Geminoid
Perhaps the creepiest member of our list,Geminoidis arobotic copy of its creator,Hiroshi Ishiguro.
According to Ishiguro, the robot was designed to study what it means to be human.
Nao
A legend in its field,Naohas been wowing observers for almost 20 years.
Unfortunately, thepublicity stuntfeat lost some lustre when Ai-Da appeared to fall asleep and had to berebooted.
Were particularly impressed by the systems adaptability.
In the image above, for instance, the droid comes off as a resurrected Silvio Berlusconi.
Roboclette
Everyone loves a world-first, especially when its vital to humanity.
Thats why were bewitched byRoboclette the first machine capable of scraping melted cheese.
9. Pepper
Another graduate of Aldebaran,Pepperis a semi-humanoid thats designed to read emotions.
Sadly, the good times couldnt last forever.
In 2021, production of Pepperwas halteddue to weak demand.
Paro Seal
The brainchild of engineer Takanori Shibata,Parois a therapeutic robot seal.
The gear hasproven popularwith patients, but raised concerns about using machines for emotional support.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
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