未来五大机器人助手

搬运机器人

    这款触感柔软的机器人能够解决医护工作者的许多背部劳损问题。这款名为RIBA 2的机器人由日本研究人员开发，可以安全地抱起一名体重不超过134磅的成人，把他送到轮椅或床上，之后再把他抱回来。因此，十分适合医院和疗养院使用。届时抱起你的不会是金属制成的机械臂——这款机器人的仿生臂上装备了触感传感器，躯干则包裹在一层柔软的聚氨酯泡沫塑料内。理研－东海橡胶联合成立的与人类共存的机器人合作中心（RIKEN-TRI Collaborative Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research，RTC）希望，这种类型的第一款机器人能够成为一个良好的开端，促成更多同类机器人的问世。（财富中文网）

Heavy lifter

    This soft-to-the-touch robot could eliminate a lot of back problems for health care workers. The robot, called the RIBA 2, was developed by Japanese researchers to safely lift and move a person up to 134 pounds to a wheelchair and bed and back again -- ideal for hospitals and nursing homes. So you're not being lifted by metal arms, the robot uses human-like arms equipped with tactile sensors and a body encased in a soft exterior of urethane foam. The RIKEN-TRI Collaborative Center for Human- Interactive Robot Research (RTC) expects this first robot to be the start of more like it to come.