Say hello to Baxter, an assembly-line robot designed to be safe enough for work side by side with its human colleagues.

Most robots are too dangerous to work alongside humans. Their metal frames and crushing claws don't play very well with our soft, squishy bodies.

The bot is also equipped with a pair of Digital eyes that help telegraph its arm movements, so you always know where it’s going to move next. And if Baxter runs out of parts to work with or can't reach something, its eyes will look confused, alerting you to the problem.

Baxter, though, is constructed using softer plastics. And while it’s not exactly pleasant to get hit by one of Baxter’s arms, it’s far less painful than getting cracked by, say, a massive piece of metal.

This is Oshbot. He is essentially a robotic customer assistant, a Sherpa for your trek through the plumbing aisle, if you will.

The bot is designed to let you walk up to it and tell it what item you’re looking for in the store, and then guide you to its location.As you follow Oshbot through the store, a screen on its back panel displays relevant ads and coupons. Oshbot uses a series of lasers and cameras to navigate around customers and aisles without causing accidents.

Someday this type of Robot will become the normal Fixture at most Large Retail and Commercial Stores.

Oshbot is currently being tested at Lowe’s Orchard Supply Hardware in San Jose, Calif. and initial testing reports are positive despite the occasional frightened four legged friend.

Say Hello To Milo a humanoid robot created to help children on the autism spectrum learn how to deal with certain social cues and situations.

Using an included tablet and app, Milo gives autistic kids the ability to learn social skills on their own or with a parent or caregiver. According to RoboKind, research has shown that children who work with a therapist and Milo engage with lessons 70 to 80 percent of the time, compared with the 3 to 10 percent of the time that children stay engaged when standard therapeutic approaches are used.

Milo’s face is made of a pliable material that can move to replicate the expressions of various emotions, including everything from anger to happiness, which autistic children have difficulty understanding.