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Fig. 7.6.
The Toyota robot. Source: [195]
The Japanese really love to develop automatic robots performing varied tasks.
It is enough to mention even just the solutions aimed at raising the quality of life
by doing various household chores. An example of such a robot is shown in Fig-
ure 7.7 - a robot cleaning the office, and now widely known iRobots that clean
flat surfaces (sweeping, polishing).
Fig. 7.7.
An office/household robot, an iRobot. Source: [195]
Figure 7.8 shows a Japanese proposal of a folk robot which can act as a mu-
seum guide wearing a beautiful national costume.
Fig. 7.8.
A museum robot. Source: [195]
Regardless of the type of the few solutions presented here from among so many,
cognitive robots must be capable of performing activities which frequently require
a lot of precision. If we are to develop a robot used in production processes, in
