In a field where you just can’t compare if your robot is better than the others as every Robot is made for different platforms, iCub provides the common platform for the first time to compare functions with other robots in a meaningful way.
iCub toddler robot was the center of attraction at Humanoid Robotics Symposium at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). What makes it different from predecessors is the fact that it comes out as a collaborative effort from 11 European universities and institutions.
iCub is deemed a next step in the march of the robots and the idea behind its design was to make a humanoid robot that has physical and cognitive abilities of a two years old boy. However, during the research and development process, iCub was developed to the size of a three-year old toddler.
So far 20 of iCubs have been made and anyone who has been in the field of robotics can order one to further the research. The students at the Imperial College, London, are trying to teach iCub to imitate human actions to avoid controlling it with software which is time consuming and complicated.
iCub in is not a walking model at the moment, but could make 53 distinct movements, or degrees of freedom to use robotics terminology.
