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Robotics
A robot has a mechanical body and an electronic nerve system to drive it. ... This can vary from hardwired logical circuits implementing some early robots to low-level reflex code on microcontrollers used in many small robotics projects. Incomplicated robotics systems, the control system can go up to advanced neural network control systems running on powerful microcomputers networked together. ...
Robotics isnt an easy hobby - it does require some skills. ...
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What Is Robotics
The word "robot was coined by Karel Capek who wrote a play entitled "R. ...
The Impact Of Robotics On Society
Since robots are used mainly in manufacturing, we see their impact in the products we use every day. ...
Problems With Robotics
Yes there are problems. ...
Advantages Of Robotics
The advantages are obvious - robots can do things we humans just dont want to do, and usually do it cheaper. ...
3 Laws Of Robotics
Popular science fiction writer Isaac Asimov created the Three Laws of Robotics:
#1 A robot must not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. ...
#3 A robot must protect its own existence, except where it would conflict with the first or second law. ...
The Future Of Robotics
The population of robots is growing rapidly. ... However, the enemy doesnt know that its every move is being monitored by robotic insects equipped with tiny cameras, flying overhead. ...
Joseph Engelberger, a pioneer in industrial robotics, once remarked "I cant define a robot, but I know one when I see one." If you consider all the different machines people call robots, you can see that its nearly impossible to come up with a comprehensive definition. ...
Youve probably heard of several of these famous robots:
R2D2 and C-3PO: The intelligent, speaking robots with loads of personality in the Star Wars movies
Sonys AIBO: A robotic dog that learns through human interaction
Hondas ASIMO: A robot that can walk on two legs like a person
Industrial robots: Automated machines that work on assembly lines
Data: The almost human android from Star Trek
BattleBots: The remote control fighters on Comedy Central
Bomb-defusing robots
The Mars Pathfinder: NASAs exploration robot
HAL: The ships computer in Stanley Kubricks 2001: A Space Odyssey
Robomower: The lawn-mowing robot from Friendly Robotics
The Robot in the television series "Lost in Space"
MindStorms: LEGOs popular robotics kit
All of these things are considered robots, at least by some people. ... Many new cars do have an onboard computer, but its only there to make small adjustments. ... Most robots are reprogrammable -- to change the robots behavior, you simply write a new program to its computer. ... The most common robotic sense is the sense of movement -- the robots ability to monitor its own motion. ...
These are the basic nuts and bolts of robotics. ... A rover robot, for example, might construct a map of the land in front of it based on its visual sensors. ...
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The Future: AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is arguably the most exciting field in robotics. Its certainly the most controversial: Everybody agrees that a robot can work in an assembly line, but theres no consensus on whether a robot can ever be intelligent. ... The basic idea of AI problem-solving is very simple, though its execution is complicated. ... Of course, the computer can only solve problems its programmed to solve -- it doesnt have any generalized analytical ability. ... Learning robots recognize if a certain action (moving its legs in a certain way, for instance) achieved a desired result (navigating an obstacle). ... A number of robotics experts predict that robotic evolution will ultimately turn us into cyborgs -- humans integrated with machines. ...
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How Robotic Surgery Will Work
Just as computers revolutionized the latter half of the 20th century, the field of robotics has the potential to equally alter how we live in the 21st century. ...
Robotics are being introduced to medicine because they allow for unprecedented control and precision of surgical instruments in minimally invasive procedures. ...
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Conventional application of robots
Robots have been used in industry now for many years, with the most common applications being in automotive assembly plants. ... To date, robots have only been used effectively in mass production applications where there are simple motion sequences. ... The downtime associated with programming via the teach-pendant has been the main factor hindering robots in these applications.
Approximate Word count = 4072
Approximate Pages = 16.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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