Ngo-2016, inkampani yamarobhothi yaseHong Kong uHanson Robotics yaqala ukwethula uSofia, irobhothi elinjengomuntu. Ngokushesha irobhothi laba ukuzwa kwe-Intanethi, njengoba lahamba lavela ngemuva kwesethulo. UHanson Robotics manje uhlela ukuqala ukukhiqizwa kwamarobhothi ngobuningi ekupheleni konyaka. 
Inkampani ezinze eHong Kong iveze ukuthi izinhlelo zokukhipha amamodeli amane, okubalwa kuzo iSophia, zisezingeni eliphezulu. Lezi zinhlobo zizoqala ukukhiqizwa ezimbonini engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2021. Lezi zindaba ziza njengoba abacwaningi bebikezela ukuthi ubhadane luzovula amathuba amasha embonini yamarobhothi.
"Umhlaba we-COVID-19 uzodinga i-automation ethe xaxa ukugcina abantu bephephile," kusho uDavid Hanson, uMsunguli kanye ne-CEO yeHandon Robotics. Sibonile amarobhothi asetshenziswa ekunakekelweni kwezempilo nasekulethweni kwezidingo, kepha u-CEO u-Hanson ukholelwa ukuthi izixazululo zamarobhothi zokulwa nobhubhane azigcini nje ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, kepha zingasiza amakhasimende ezimbonini ezinjengezitolo nezindiza.
"Amarobhothi uSophia noHanson ahlukile ngoba afana nabantu," engeza. "Kungasiza kakhulu ngezikhathi lapho abantu benesizungu esibi futhi behlukanisiwe emphakathini." Umemezele izinhlelo zokuthengisa "izinkulungwane" zamarobhothi ngo-2021, amakhulu namancane, "kepha akazange asho isibalo sabaqageli inkampani yethu esibhekise kubo.
Uprofesa wamarobhothi enhlalakahle uJohan Horn, ocwaningo lwakhe olubandakanya ukusebenzisana noSophia, uthe yize ubuchwepheshe busesesimweni esingejwayelekile, ubhadane lungasheshisa ubudlelwane phakathi kwabantu namarobhothi.
UHanson Robotics naye uhlela ukwethula irobhothi elibizwa ngoGrace kulo nyaka, elenzelwe umkhakha wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Imikhiqizo evela kwabanye abadlali abakhulu kule mboni iyasiza futhi ukulwa nalolu bhubhane. Irobhothi leSoftBank Robotic 'Pepper lisetshenziselwe ukuthola abantu abangenawo amaski. E-China, inkampani yamarobhothi i-CloudMinds isize ukusetha isibhedlela sasenkundleni ngamarobhothi ngesikhathi kuqhamuka iWuhan coronavirus.
Ngaphambi kobhadane, ukusetshenziswa kwamarobhothi kwakukhula. Ngokombiko we-International Federation of Robotics, ukuthengiswa komhlaba wonke kwamarobhothi ezinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe sekuvele kweqa ngama-32% kuya ku- $ 11,2 billion phakathi kuka-2018 no-2019.
- I-Zoox ye-Amazon izimele ngokuphelele i-robotaxi kagesi egcwele
- IHyundai Motor ithola isigxobo sabaningi enkampanini yamarobhothi yaseMelika iBoston Dynamics
- I-Roborock S7 Robot Vacuum Cleaner Yamukela Ngokusemthethweni ama-2500 Pa Suction kanye ne-Sonic Mop ngama- $ 649
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