Bots of the Future

         The vasteras giraffe is a remote controlled robot monitor that enables the elderly to communicate with friends and finally. It provides two way calling, it is essentially Skype on wheels. 42 giraffes have been delivered in 7 European countries 20 more have been recently produced.

         The robonaut 2, or the R2 manufactured by NASA and General Motors was put into action aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2012, after arriving at the station in 2011. The R2 is the first humanoid robot in space and will be joined later in the  by a Japanese communication robot. The name has a coincidental resemblance to that of the famous fictional R2 unit from the Star Wars franchise, or perhaps not so coincidental.

     Boston Dynamics cheetah robot is well on its way to becoming the fastest legged robot in the world. It can reach speeds up to twenty miles an hour and greatly resembles its predecessor; the Big Dog however this model is much sleeker. It's powered by an off-board hydraulic pump the requires the bottom to stay steady.