Humanoid robot
휴머노이드
A robot shaped like a person, with a head, a torso, two arms and two legs.
Overview
A robot arm in a factory does a fixed job in one place. A humanoid is built to walk like a person and pick things up with its hands, so it can step into places where people worked and do many kinds of jobs.
The reason for making it human-shaped is that the world is built to fit the human body. Stairs, door handles and tools are all made for people, so a robot that resembles a person can use them without changing anything.
An everyday example
A dishwasher only cleans dishes, but a person uses the same body to wash dishes and also fold laundry. A humanoid aims for this kind of "body that does many jobs."
Why it matters
Humanoids started to be used first in factories and logistics warehouses short of workers. Progress is speeding up as AI becomes the robot's brain.
Also calledhumanoid