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- Military robots.
- Industrial robots: Robots are increasingly used in manufacturing (since the 1960s). According to the Robotic Industries Association US data, in 2016 the automotive industry was the main customer of industrial robots with 52% of total sales. In the auto industry, they can account for more than half of the “labor”. There are even “lights off” factories such as an IBM keyboard manufacturing factory in Texas that was fully automated as early as 2003.
- Cobots (collaborative robots).
- Construction robots : Construction robots can be separated into three types: traditional robots, robotic arm, and robotic exoskeleton.
- Agricultural robots (AgRobots): The use of robots in agriculture is closely linked to the concept of AI-assisted precision agriculture and drone usage.[29] 1996-1998 research also proved that robots can perform a herding task.[30]
- Medical robots of various types (such as da Vinci Surgical System and Hospi).
- Kitchen automation. Commercial examples of kitchen automation are Flippy (burgers), Zume Pizza (pizza), Cafe X (coffee), Makr Shakr (cocktails), Frobot (frozen yogurts) and Sally (salads).[31] Home examples are Rotimatic (flatbreads baking)[32] and Boris (dishwasher loading).[33]
- Robot combat for sport – hobby or sport event where two or more robots fight in an arena to disable each other. This has developed from a hobby in the 1990s to several TV series worldwide.
- Cleanup of contaminated areas, such as toxic waste or nuclear facilities.
- Domestic robots
- Swarm robotics
- Autonomous drones
- Sports field line marking
