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Introduction to ROBOTICS
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Introduction to ROBOTICS
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A Robot is:
An electromechanical device that is:
• Reprogrammable
• Multifunctional
• Sensible for environment
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What is a Robot: I
Manipulator
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What is a Robot: II
Legged Robot Wheeled Robot
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What is a Robot: III
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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What Can Robots Do: I
Jobs that are dangerous
for humans
Decontaminating Robot
Cleaning the main circulating pump housing
in the nuclear power plant
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What Can Robots Do: II
Repetitive jobs that are
boring, stressful, or labor-
intensive for humans
Welding Robot
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What Can Robots Do: III
Manual tasks that human
don’t want to do
The SCRUBMATE Robot
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History of Robotics
I, Robot
Sputnik I
Turtle robot
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History of Robotics
Unimate 1 Shakey
Moon Walk
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History of Robotics - PUMA
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History of Robotics - SCARA
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History of Robotics
Lunokhod 1 Intel 4004 R2-D2 and C-3PO
Asimo Sojourner Lego Mindstorms
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History of Robotics
Sony AIBO
MQ-1 Predator
Sony QRIO
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History of Robotics
• 2002 - iRobot introduces Roomba, a personal robotic vacuum
cleaner.
• 2003 - Osaka University unveils their first 'Actroid', the term
given for a humanoid robot with strong visual human
characteristics.
• 2004 - The first DARPA Grand challenge is help. Sponsored by
the US department of defence, the challenge is designed to
create autonomous vehicles for warfare.
• 2004 - The Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars. As
of November 25th 2009 The rover Spirit has completed 2150
days of its 92 day (90 sol) mission.
• 2010 - NASA and General Motors join forces to develop
Robonaut-2, the new version of NASA's humanoid robot
astronaut.
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History of Robotics
Actroid
Robonaut-2
Mars Exploration Rover
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History of Robotics
Should robots look like humans?
“anthropomorphic or humanoid robots”.
Need for these machines to also be
intelligent - link to “Artificial Intelligence
(AI)”.
Need for humans to create machines
similar to them is rooted in religious beliefs,
recommended reading “God in the
Machine” by Anne Foerst
It is not the appearance of the robot that
most connects it to humans: HAL in “Space
Odyssey 2001”, Lt. Data in “Startrek-
TNG”, R2D2 and C3PO in “Star Wars”.
Which one is more “likeable” and why?
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History of Robotics
Robots need not look like humanoids, but they make use of:
Strong & precise articulated arms to accomplish tasks that
were performed by humans – “articulated robots”, or
“manipulators”. Fear that they will replace human
laborers.
Use of mobility to reposition the robot from one location to
another, “mobile robots”. This can be done by locomotion
like humans do (“legged robots”), but most likely it will
use other means such as wheels (“wheeled robots”).
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History of Robotics
• Robotics is a multi-disciplinary field. Best robotics
researchers and engineers will touch upon all disciplines:
• Mechanical Engineering – concerned primarily with
manipulator/mobile robot design, kinematics, dynamics,
compliance and actuation.
• Electrical Engineering – concerned primarily with robot
actuation, electronic interfacing to computers and
sensors, and control algorithms.
• Computer Science – concerned primarily with robot
programming, planning, and intelligent behavior.
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So What is a Robot?
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