搬運機器人

????這款觸感柔軟的機器人能夠解決醫護工作者的許多背部勞損問題。這款名為RIBA 2的機器人由日本研究人員開發，可以安全地抱起一名體重不超過134磅的成人，把他送到輪椅或床上，之后再把他抱回來。因此，十分適合醫院和療養院使用。屆時抱起你的不會是金屬制成的機械臂——這款機器人的仿生臂上裝備了觸感傳感器，軀干則包裹在一層柔軟的聚氨酯泡沫塑料內。理研－東海橡膠聯合成立的與人類共存的機器人合作中心（RIKEN-TRI Collaborative Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research，RTC）希望，這種類型的第一款機器人能夠成為一個良好的開端，促成更多同類機器人的問世。（財富中文網）

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.