Embodiment in the Robotic Fields

A Response to Sherry Turkle’s “Alone Together: The Robotic Movement” In “Alone Together: The Robotic Movement,” Sherry Turkle explains some of the negative effects that robots are having on our lives. She also explains how they can have a negative effect on our daily lives without us

5. Advancing robotic techniques have allowed the remote emplacement of instruments on planets or moons. In this way, telepresence can be realized to instruct robots remotely. Telepresence, which is the remote projection of human abilities into a machine, can permit field study on space without the danger and logistical problems associated with human spaceflight. With this technology, robots can reproduce the movements of a human operator on Earth. Humans don’t need to physically present in space missions, instead, we can just give robots orders using telepresence. (Paul D 1)

Robotic Emotions Time will inevitably affects the way we view the world around us. As time moves on so to does ones opinions and views on the world around. Transitioning through age also affects our view on reality. In Alison Gopnik’s “Possible Worlds: Why Do Children Pretend?” she shows us the difference between how children and adults perceive things. At the same time in Sherry Turkle’s “Alone Together” we are shown how growing technology affects are views on reality. When one combines the ideas of both Turkle and Gopnik, they see a correlation between technology’s growing influence and the rate at which your view of reality changes.

the patient. The negative impact on utilizing humanistic robots to assist with the healthcare of

One of the solutions that Pro-sthetic Printers developed is a glove functioning as a prosthetic hand with a rechargeable source located in a “watch” compartment. There will be a number pad on the top of the hand, used to control the motions of the fingers. Each joint will have a number assigned to it, as seen in Figures 1 and 2. The numbers can be pressed in specific sequences to trigger specific types of motion along the joints and grips. The grip can then be released by pressing a cancel button on the number pad. Our idea is to make a new version of the Glove One, which is a robotic glove that has the capabilities of a basic cell phone. This model will have a shape similar to the Glove One model and will also have a similar range of motion. The prosthetic shall be able to slide over the users palm, like a glove, and will have hollow finger protrusions. The hollow finger protrusions allow for the user’s remaining anatomic fingers to work together with the prosthetic fingers. Our model will have five fingers that can be programmed based on the user’s needs. There will also be a velcro strap across the palm to ensure that the prosthetic model will not slip off. The fingers of our model will have different joints so that the user can have a wide range of motion. Our prosthetic model will be able to do more complex motions than just the whole hand grasp, as seen in Figures 3,4 and 5.

Dr. Ramachandran has devised an experiment that he says has to be tested on many more patients with phantom limb syndrome before he can be certain that it will help amputees with phantom limb pain. He uses what he calls a “mirror-box”, testing this with another patient named James Peacock who lost his right hand and has severe pain in his missing hand and as though the missing hand is constantly clenching. Dr. Ramachandran explains that this patients brain is sending signals to his missing limb trying to clench it, but because the limb isn’t there is unable to send messages back to the brain letting it know that it’s clenching too much or too fast. He theorized, “That maybe the brain can be fooled by visual feedback?” So, taking a wooden box dividing it with a mirror that is facing the limb

There were people everywhere, instead of computers there were holograms, it seemed you were teleported to where you needed to go ridding of the need to rush or run. I found holographic papers and screens pushed towards me needing my signature or approval as soon as I walked in. I felt myself being pulled left and right, steering me towards a different room, a laboratory. I walked in and saw interns, technicians, and other workers waiting for me in the lab. I tried to calm my nerves and asked,” Where did we leave off?” “You were just about to finish the robotic limb device.” They must have seen the confused expression on my face because they started to explain. “It’s a device you’re creating that relates to an x-ray scanner that when put over a prosthetic limb or missing limb, the device creates a robotic version of whatever’s missing in its place without anyone noticing whether it’s real or robotic.” I nodded my head in response and before I could acknowledge what was happening my hands were moving by themselves, finishing to create the device, picking up tools and attaching wires. It seemed like minutes before the device was already finished. We brought in a veteran, who was injured in combat making him lose his arms. When the device scanned his missing arms, it created a telegraphic image moving from his shoulders to midair, seconds later the veteran had arms. The once tense room was now joyful because the

The advancements of some fields of medicine and technology can be controversial, but the progress made to prosthetic technology has made the lives of amputees easier and made them feel more like themselves again. Amputees can greatly benefit from these prosthetics no matter their situation or physical needs, meaning that the large population of amputees in the world can work towards regaining their normal life. Something many amputees pine for is the sense of feeling, especially in their hands and arms. A solution to this problem has become more clear as scientists work to reroute sensations from the prosthetic to nerves as stated in an article by Stephen Mraz, senior editor of Penton Media, “Technology Adds the Sense of Touch to Prosthetic

This robotic device can be used for several different surgical procedures ranging from gynecology surgeries to cancer procedures. Three components comprise the da Vinci surgery system: a high definition 3 dimensional vision system, a surgeon console and a patient cart. The patient cart contains four interactive robotic arms that are controlled by the surgeon during surgery. The robotic arms each hold the surgical instruments needed to perform the surgery. One of the robotic arms also holds a camera so the surgeon can view the surgical area he needs to perform on. While seated at the surgeon console, the da Vinci surgeon views the patient and the surgical field through a remarkable clear 3 dimensional screen. Forceps controls are also provided for the surgeon to manipulate the four interactive robotic arms. Each surgical instrument copies the surgeon’s movement to perform the surgery.

A scientific study shows that a person with no health issues can draw lines and circles with both hands, which brings bimanual coupling from the typical movement of both solid hands. The patients without anomalous encapsulation demonstrated no bimanual coupling, as they couldn't actuate their harmed engine programs amid the

ROBOTICS IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE Robotics can be virtual and/or mechanical objects that we use in everyday activities. Even though robots have been around since 1960’s. In the healthcare field we have become more dependent upon them since the 1980 's. Robots have been used to assist people in

These pathways are how our biological limbs communicate with our brain; this is crucial to understand in order to attempt to emulate these actions in artificial limbs.15 A natural limb is capable of receiving direct commands from the person and preform accordingly; this occurs seemingly instantly. In addition to simple control, a biological limb has many degrees of freedom to perform different body movements.15 An efficient prosthesis should mimic the faculty of control seen in biological limbs. Amputees often rely on visual feedback to guide their prosthesis, and prosthetic limbs generally feel numb to the user though today there are many strategies and methods to enhance the communication between artificial and prosthetic limbs, as well as

Electrical engineers are addressing the sensation issue by creating stretchable materials embedded with a dense network of sensors made of ultrathin gold and silicon. The network of sensors are arranged in a serpentine shape that can be elongated if stretched. The sensors can detect heat, pressure and moisture. Even though there are 400 sensors per millimeter there needs to be much more advancement before the electrical engineers can match the sensation created by natural skin. Sensation mimicking is just one problem, but the bigger problem that still needs to be addressed is to create connections to the human nervous system so that the wearer of the prosthetic can truly feel what is going on. Currently, there is a big gap as to what can be conveyed to the brain.

Safety, along with trust became a questionable issue of using the robots in the presence of the children. In addition, interacting with the robots raised some concerns with parents of these children. The safety and trust could be overcome by having a therapist present to assist with the robot interactions with the children. Moreover, the interaction issue would be resolved, as mentioned, with the presence of the therapist, but instead of a fully automated robot, they would utilize a tele-operated form of robot (Coeckelbergh, Pop, Simut, Peca, Pintea, David, & Vanderborght, 2016).

Prosthetic Limbs: Past, Present, and Future Abstract: The purpose of my research paper is to discover how artificial limbs work in conjunction with the human body, which plastics are used in prosthetic limbs, and if there are any better possible plastics out there that can be used. The 1.9 million people in America who have