'BORIS' THE ROBOT CAN LOAD UP THE DISHWASHER (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, September 11, 2014, 21:45

The researchers hope their work could help make robots more flexible in future

A robot unveiled today at the British Science Festival will be loading dishwashers next year, its developers claim.

"Boris" is one of the first robots in the world capable of intelligently manipulating unfamiliar objects with a humanlike grasp.

It was developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.

The team also work with "Bob", an autonomous robot who recently completed work experience at security firm G4S.

"This is Boris' first public outing," announced Professor Jeremy Wyatt of the School of Computer Science. The robot took five years to develop at a cost of £350,000.

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