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Origin of the word “Robot”

Origin of the word “Robot” From Czechoslovakian words: ROBOTNICK ==> serve ROBOTA ==> work Introduced in 1921 by the playwright Karel Capek his satirical drama R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). Idea of a perfect and tireless worker! Definition of the word “Robot” (Cont’d)

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Origin of the word “Robot”

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  1. Origin of the word “Robot” From Czechoslovakian words: • ROBOTNICK ==> serve • ROBOTA ==> work Introduced in 1921 by the playwright Karel Capek his satirical drama R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). Idea of a perfect and tireless worker! COMP322/S2000/L2

  2. Definition of the word “Robot” (Cont’d) The “xwebster” dictionary: • a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; • a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized; • an efficient, insensitive, often brutalized person; (e.g. Robocop) • an automatic apparatus or device that performs functions ordinarily ascribed to human beings or operates with what appears to be almost human intelligence; and • a mechanism guided by automatic controls. COMP322/S2000/L2

  3. Definition of the word “Robot” (Cont’d) The Robotics Institute of America: • a re-programmable, multi-functional manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools or specialized devices, through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks. R.J. Schilling (p.3): • a software-controllable mechanical device that uses sensors to guide one or more end-effectors through programmed motions in a workspace in order to manipulate physical objects. COMP322/S2000/L2

  4. Various Types of Robots • Industrial • Military • Show or promotional • Educational • Medical • Domestic or personal • Hobbyist COMP322/S2000/L2

  5. R2D2and C3P0from Star Wars COMP322/S2000/L2

  6. Industrial Robots COMP322/S2000/L2

  7. Promotional Robots Harry • remotely controlled device • a “professional entertainer • works with a handler and a clown • “earns” US$75 per hour COMP322/S2000/L2

  8. Entertainer Robots Woodi • a Mascot for a university • entertains at football and basketball games COMP322/S2000/L2

  9. Hobbyist Robots COMP322/S2000/L2

  10. Applications • Material handling, esp. hazardous • Spot, Arc welding • Spray painting & finishing • Mechanical, electronic assembling • Inspection & testing • Water jet cutting • Space, undersea exploration • Medical COMP322/S2000/L2

  11. Undersea Robots COMP322/S2000/L2

  12. Research Topics • Manipulator design • Kinematics & Dynamics • Actuators & Control Systems • Control & System Architecture • Programming Languages • Reasoning and Planning Systems • Multi-robot Systems, Collaborative • Telerobotics & Undersea Robotics • Dynamic Vision • Micro-electromechanical & micro robotic Systems COMP322/S2000/L2

  13. Intelligent Robotic Systems COMP322/S2000/L2

  14. Functional Structure COMP322/S2000/L2

  15. Functional Structure andKnowledge Data Base COMP322/S2000/L2

  16. Computer-Assisted Robotics Cell COMP322/S2000/L2

  17. References • James L. Fuller, Robotics - Introduction, Programming, and Projects, second edition, Prentice Hall, 1999. (ISBN: 0-13-095543-4) • Witold Jackak, Intelligent Robotic Systems - Design, Planning, and Control, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999. (ISBN: 0-306-46062-9) (TJ211.J33) COMP322/S2000/L2

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