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Robotics. David Sok ITGS. What’s a Robot. Computer-controlled machine Quicker, cheaper and more accurate. Too dangerous or unpleasant. The first true robot was the Digestive Duck created in 1738. Uses of Robots. Healthcare Education Military Purposes Industrial Purposes
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Robotics David Sok ITGS
What’s a Robot • Computer-controlled machine • Quicker, cheaper and more accurate. • Too dangerous or unpleasant
The first true robot was the Digestive Duck created in 1738.
Uses of Robots • Healthcare • Education • Military Purposes • Industrial Purposes • Household Purposes
Health Care • Handle potentially hazardous materials • Help out in surgeries
Advantages and Disadvantages • Does jobs more accurately • Does tasks faster than humans • Doesn’t take salary • Honesty in job, no corruption • Might self operate. • Cost a lot if have to repair. • Price of treatment will increase with the usage of the robot.
Education • Creating Models • Lab equipments
Cybio Beckman
Advantages and Disadvantages • Gives students a clearer idea of things. • Provides High-tech lab equipment. • Loosing concentration. • Cost a lot of money. • Must be taken good care of.
Military Purposes • Bomb defusing • MIDARS • Mechanical super-fighter • Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System
iRobot shooter Landshark UGV
Advantages and Disadvantages • They don’t get tired. • Don’t need food. • Don’t talk to their buddies. • They have no fear. • Possible of being self-sufficient • Making its own decisions • Viruses can harm them and mess up the system and commands.
Industrial Purposes • Cartesian Robot • Cylindrical Robot • Spherical Robot • Articulated Robot • Parallel Robot
Cylindrical Spherical
Advantages and Disadvantages • Performance • Accurate • Salary • Breaks • Price • Self-control • Repairing
Future Plans • Home Entertainment • Fireman • Childminder • Litter Picker • Urban soldier • Teacher • Home security guard
Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_robot • http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761564255 • http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/29/ten_jobs_that_robots_are_eyeing_up/print.html