Nowadays, AI is used not only for industrial robots, but also for space applications and electronic design automation. It is involved in niche expert systems such as help desks, data warehousing, supply-chain management, and training. AI is even being used in the smart roads and autonomous vehicles that are currently in prototype, and smart buildings are already in daily use. Surgeons who have used the system report that they can do their work much quicker and hence with less trauma to the patient. They also can undertake operations that would have been too risky without the system.
Hospitals also use robots for more mundane tasks.
The Helpmate trackless robotic courier. As mentioned above, robots are used in space as well as on Earth. NASA has long used teleoperated mobile robots for space shuttle refitting and unmanned exploration. Some of the JPL concepts have been applied by Remotec to a commercial version designed for response to emergencies too dangerous for humans to handle, from police work to toxic spills. For instance, police departments can send in the Andros to dismantle a bomb or deal with a crazed gunman.