NDR series

The NDR series were a type of robot that featured in the movie Bicentennial Man.

The NDR series were created by Humanity and appeared as a Humanoid shaped metallic
skinned robot with an expressionless face. They were programmed to serve their creators( to
perform housekeeping and maintenance duties) and their processors allowed them to adapt as well
as learn from their experiences. They were equipped with various tools such as a holo-projector
that could unfold from its head and project a three dimensional image.

One famous NDR series robot was Andrew who went on a quest to become Human through the
use of advancing Human technology.
The dental training robot that can 'feel pain'
RoboFish

Researchers at MIT managed to create small robotic fish by using just a few parts and a blend
of polymers. Their latest invention can swim in the water like trout or tuna. The robofish could
be used to spot oil spills and a number of other contaminants in the water with the help of special
built-in sensors.

“The interesting aspect of this research is that we are the first group to tailor different polymers
in different parts of the body with different dampening and stiffness properties,” explains Kamal
Youcef-Toumi, a researcher at MIT who is working on the creation of robotic fish together with
Pablo Vildivia Y Alvarado. Their latest inventions are 8-inch long and built to swim like salt
water tuna. In contrast to the robofish constructed in 1994, the new model can not only wiggle
the tail, but also move the entire body, which leads to an increased speed.

The robofish are covered with special mix of molded polymers. Their body represents one whole
piece of material, but each of the body sections has different rigidity, which makes it possible for
the motion of one actuator to move across the whole body of the robofish, pushing it forward. It
is worth mentioning that one actuator helps the fish to move only forward and side to side. In
order to move up and down the robotic fish requires two additional actuators.