In the world of home automation, specialized robots are multiplying. The latest, is called Motoman SDA10, and loves cooking! It knows to do almost everything. From its 135 cm, it is capable of preparing any recipe with its 2 arms into 15 points. Its skill level associated with surgical precision, it can be multifunctional. It is autonomous and can receive orders through its voice recognition system.

Manufactured by Yaskawa Electric, the robot Motoman caused sensation at the International Next-Generation Robot Fair 2008 in Osaka.

Here’s a video to give you an idea of its capabilities, which shows the full industrial activity, but in another register.

Finally, the smallest robots able to walk. These “human-shaped Robo-Q” should be available in Japan in February 2009 for 3500 yen each ($25), then later in Europe according to the manufacturer Tomy.