Editing Robot (section)

=== New functionalities and prototypes ===
{{Update section|date=August 2021}}
In 2008, [[Caterpillar Inc.]] developed a dump truck which can drive itself without any human operator.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/131/the-caterpillar-self-driving-dump-truck.html?nav=inform-rl|title=The Caterpillar Self-Driving Dump Truck|first=Tim|last=McKeough|magazine=[[Fast Company]]|date=1 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607062457/http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/131/the-caterpillar-self-driving-dump-truck.html?nav=inform-rl|archive-date=7 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many analysts believe that self-driving trucks may eventually revolutionize logistics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-09/self-driving-trucks-to-revolutionize-logistics-dhl-says|title=Self-Driving Trucks to Revolutionize Logistics, DHL Says|first=Richard|last=Weiss|website=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722235005/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-09/self-driving-trucks-to-revolutionize-logistics-dhl-says|archive-date=22 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2014, Caterpillar had a self-driving dump truck which is expected to greatly change the process of mining. In 2015, these Caterpillar trucks were actively used in mining operations in Australia by the mining company [[Rio Tinto Coal Australia]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=http://www.equipmentworld.com/video-why-caterpillars-autonomous-mining-tech-is-completely-different-from-anything-its-ever-done/|title=VIDEO: Why Caterpillar's autonomous mining tech is "completely different from anything" it's ever done|first=Wayne|last=Grayson|date=16 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513040542/http://www.equipmentworld.com/video-why-caterpillars-autonomous-mining-tech-is-completely-different-from-anything-its-ever-done/|archive-date=13 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Self-driving-dump-trucks-automatic-shovels-coming-to-Australian-mines|title=Self-driving dump trucks, automatic shovels coming to Australian mines|first=Kaori|last=Takahashi|date=23 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509210931/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Self-driving-dump-trucks-automatic-shovels-coming-to-Australian-mines|archive-date=9 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/forget-selfdriving-google-cars-australia-has-selfdriving-trucks-20141020-118o47.html|title=Forget self-driving Google cars, Australia has self-driving trucks|first=Matthew|last=Hall|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426221302/http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/forget-selfdriving-google-cars-australia-has-selfdriving-trucks-20141020-118o47.html|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/rio-tinto-using-self-driving-trucks-to-transport-ore-2015-10?r=UK&IR=T|title=Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is using these huge self-driving trucks to transport iron ore|first=Charles|last=Clark|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=19 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509125519/http://www.businessinsider.com/rio-tinto-using-self-driving-trucks-to-transport-ore-2015-10?r=UK&IR=T|archive-date=9 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Some analysts believe that within the next few decades, most trucks will be self-driving.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324144304578624221804774116|title=Daddy, What Was a Truck Driver? Over the Next Two Decades, the Machines Themselves Will Take Over the Driving|first=Dennis K.|last=Berman|date=23 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304131234/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324144304578624221804774116|archive-date=4 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

A literate or 'reading robot' named Marge has intelligence that comes from software. She can read newspapers, find and correct misspelled words, learn about banks like Barclays, and understand that some restaurants are better places to eat than others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40534768|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728122936/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40534768|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 July 2020|title=Robot can read, learn like a human|website=[[NBC News]]|date=6 December 2010|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref>

[[Baxter (robot)|Baxter]] is a new robot introduced in 2012 which learns by guidance. A worker could teach Baxter how to perform a task by moving its hands in the desired motion and having Baxter memorize them. Extra dials, buttons, and controls are available on Baxter's arm for more precision and features. Any regular worker could program Baxter and it only takes a matter of minutes, unlike usual industrial robots that take extensive programs and coding to be used. This means Baxter needs no programming to operate. No software engineers are needed. This also means Baxter can be taught to perform multiple, more complicated tasks. Sawyer was added in 2015 for smaller, more precise tasks.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-20800118 |title=Robots: Brave New World moves a step closer |first=James |last=Melik |work=Business Daily |publisher=BBC World Service |date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114133009/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-20800118 |archive-date=14 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Prototype cooking robots have been developed and could be programmed for autonomous, dynamic and adjustable preparation of discrete meals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kitchen robot in Riga cooks up new future for fast food |url=https://techxplore.com/news/2021-07-kitchen-robot-riga-cooks-future.html |access-date=14 August 2021 |work=techxplore.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tech May Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor |url=https://futurism.com/tech-may-widen-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor |access-date=23 August 2021 |work=Futurism}}</ref>