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Future of Robotics Engineering

Future of Robotics Engineering. SHDHS Career Day February 25, 2010 Steve Bolin. Topics. What do engineers do? My engineering education and career Why are robots important? Types of robots Future growth areas Technologies used in robotics Technical disciplines needed in robotics

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Future of Robotics Engineering

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  1. Future of Robotics Engineering SHDHS Career Day February 25, 2010 Steve Bolin

  2. Topics • What do engineers do? • My engineering education and career • Why are robots important? • Types of robots • Future growth areas • Technologies used in robotics • Technical disciplines needed in robotics • Skill requirements • Education and training • Schools • How to get experience while in high school

  3. What do engineers do? • Engineers design creative solutions to all sorts of problems • Engineers are people who use math, science, and technology to solve problems • Work with other people on a team to develop new products or systems • Make things work better • Learn new things and always improve • Planning and managing projects

  4. Types of Engineers • Mechanical • Electrical and Electronics • Chemical • Civil • Industrial • Biomechanical • Photonics • Computer software • Computer hardware • Nuclear • Agricultural • Aeronautical • Biomedical

  5. What is it like being an engineer? • Education (typically four year bachelor’s degree) • Professional engineer license is becoming more important (required in certain fields) • Travel (varies) • Salary range: • Starting salaries (2009-ME,EE): $58,000 to $60,000/year • Leadership positions can make over $100,000

  6. My Engineering Background • Education – Mechanical Engineering, Business • BSME – Manhattan College (machine design) • MSME – Ohio State University (robotics) • MBA – Xavier University • Career experience (Manufacturing and Robotics) • Mechanical Engineer • Project Manager

  7. What do you think of when you hear the word “robot”?

  8. Why Robotics? • Areas that robots are used: • Industrial robots • Military, government and space robots • Service robots for home, healthcare, laboratory • Why are robots used? • Dangerous tasks or in hazardous environments • Repetitive tasks • High precision tasks or those requiring high quality • Labor savings • Control technologies: • Autonomous (self-controlled), tele-operated (remote control)

  9. Industrial Robots • Uses for robots in manufacturing: • Welding • Painting • Cutting • Dispensing • Assembly • Polishing/Finishing • Material Handling • Packaging, Palletizing • Machine loading

  10. Industrial Robots • Uses for robots in Industry/Manufacturing • Automotive: • Video - Welding and handling of fuel tanks from TV show “How It’s Made” on Discovery Channel. This is a system I worked on in 2003. • Packaging: • Video - Robots in food manufacturing. (Videos are on the next two slides)

  11. Industrial Robots - Automotive

  12. Industrial Robots - Packaging

  13. Military/Government Robots • iRobot PackBot • Remotec Andros

  14. Military/Government Robots Soldiers in Afghanistan being trained how to defuse a landmine using a PackBot.

  15. Military Robots • Military suit • Aerial drones (UAV)

  16. Space Robots • Mars Rovers – Spirit and Opportunity • Autonomous navigation features with human remote control and oversight

  17. Service Robots • Many uses… • Cleaning & Housekeeping • Humanitarian Demining • Rehabilitation • Inspection • Agriculture & Harvesting • Lawn Mowers • Surveillance • Mining Applications • Construction • Automatic Refilling • Fire Fighters • Search & Rescue iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner robot

  18. Medical/Healthcare Applications • Japanese health care assistant suit (HAL - Hybrid Assistive Limb) DaVinci surgical robot by Intuitive Surgical. St. Elizabeth Hospital is one of the local hospitals using this robot. You can see this robot in person during an open house (website). Also… Mind-controlled wheelchair using NI LabVIEW

  19. Laboratory Applications Drug discovery • Test tube sorting

  20. Technologies Used in Robotics • Drivetrain – servomotors, gear reducers • Hydraulics (oil), pneumatics (air) • Electrical controls – motor drives, computers • Lightweight materials – aluminum, carbon fiber, titanium • Sensors • Photoeyes • Encoders/position measurement sensors • Proximity switches • Laser scanners • Vision systems • Navigation systems/GPS

  21. Disciplines Used in Robotics • Robotics merges many technical disciplines: • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Computer Science • Bio-Medical Engineering • Ethics and Legal Issues Mechatronics

  22. Required Skills • Math • Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus • Science • Physics – forces, motion control • Chemistry – materials • Computer Science • Programming languages • Applications – Word, Excel, Access, etc. • Business, project management and leadership skills

  23. Education and Training • Associates degree for technician positions (2 year) • Bachelor of Science in engineering or computer science for most positions (4 year) • Masters or PhD for research or advanced development positions (Masters - 2 years, PhD – 4+ years)

  24. Schools • UK - Center for Manufacturing • UC - Center for Robotics Research • Ohio State – ME, EE • Louisville – ME, EE • Carnegie Mellon – Robotics Institute • Virginia Tech – Robotics and Mechanisms Lab • MIT - Humanoid Robotics Group • Stanford - Artificial Intelligence Laboratory • Military – Navy, Air Force

  25. How can you get experience while in high school? • Learn to program in software platforms (C++, Java, …) • Microsoft Robotics Studio development package • Learn mechanical design/CAD with student versions of: • SolidWorks • PRO/Engineer • AutoCAD • Learn to build and program Lego Mindstorms or other robotic development platforms • Start a robotics club • Start a team and compete in a FIRST, BEST, National Robotics Challenge and other robotic competition

  26. FIRST Robotics Competitions • FIRST Tech Challenge for high school students Visit iSpace www.ispacescience.org and FIRST www.usfirst.org for more information.

  27. Robotics and Engineering Sites • ASME www.asme.org/ • IEEE www.ieee.org, www.ieee-ras.org/ • SME www.sme.org • Robotics Industry Association (RIA) www.robotics.org • FIRST www.usfirst.org • iSpace www.ispacescience.org • iRobot www.irobot.com/ • National Instruments http://www.ni.com/robotics/ • How Stuff Works science.howstuffworks.com/robot.htm

  28. Questions… Website: www.stevebolin.com, Email: sbolin@fuse.net

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