The History of Robotics

Looking back in early 80’s, no one thought that world will reshape as it has reshaped. The significant pillar in reshaping the world has been introduction of technology in almost every sector starting from pharmaceuticals to retail stores. There is a reason to call this time as modern time and that reason is technology. Technology has advanced to this extent that robotics are now involved in almost every sector. A small and simple example of robotics can be taken of the electronic shutter installed in a store or shop. The industry of robotics has turned in to billion dollar industry. Industries such as automobile, telecommunication, power generation and steel manufacturing have extensive usage of robotics in production. Japan is among the pioneers

1. Nowadays, with the advancing technologies, robots can perform like humans. Robots can “see”, “hear”, “touch” and “smell” like humans. Also, robots can “think” like humans, including solving problems, studying new things and adapting to new environments. (American Ceramic Society Bulletin 5) Robots, such as rovers, landers and orbiters have done almost all the recent space explorations in the solar system. And they gained a big success in exploring every planet in the solar system and many of their moos. (Mann 1)

In the past, robots were starting to come around in around the year 270 BCE. Based on the article, “Robots Long Ago”, by Karen Brinkmann, the article explains that “Every robot is a device that can carry out a complex series of actions automatically.” In other words, any object that functions actions automatically is basically a robot. On paragraph 2, it starts that “Around the year 270 BCE, a Greek scientist named Ctesibius dreamed of creating objects that would help people complete certain tasks.” he ended up, “inventing a clock that use mechanical technology to keep track of time.”

This investigative lab studies the development and movement of robotic devices. The objective of this lab experiment in particular was to create a simplistic version robotic beetle that can move and react in the same manner as the household autonomous robotic vacuum device; the Roomba. Using items one could find within one’s home, the investigator utilized simple materials to create a simplistic autonomous robotic device that would contain the basic features of a Roomba, primarily the feature that implements the ability to essentially avoid objects rather than run straight into them, allowing the robotic device to move about a room with little to no outside

Allen, Paul G., and Mark Greaves. "The Singularity Isn't Near." MIT Technology Review 12 Oct. 2011: n. pag. Rpt. in Robotic Technology. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. .

In the beginning, Gillis gives his readers an example of what technology could do by making a direct comparison to the gathering techniques of ants. In their natural state of picking up leftovers on a patio is what Gillis called “a marvel of low-tech efficiency” (Gillis, as cited in McWhorter, 2015, p. 478). Therefore, Gillis then explains how this natural phenomenon impacted the ideas of scientist and this starts a development throughout the text of how scientist begun to delve deeper into this idea of robotics. Gillis chronologically gives the ideas expressed in the text, for example in the beginning of the text he goes from the idea of ants to the implementation of ant-like robots. Gillis also keeps his tone more toward how it can impact or “improve” societal ways than the true technological advancements it makes for the scientific world. For example, Gillis states how the swarm robots can take on tasks that humans would want to “forego” as in “cleaning a banquet hall. Or mining a coal face.” ,(Gillis as cited in McWhorter, 2015, p. 478)

The history of military robotics dates back to World War II and the Cold War. During those times of spying, weaponry and strategic attacks, these robots were in the form of Germany’s type of robotics and Russian weaponry called “teletanks”.

An American futurist Thomas Frey, made a prediction that robots will have taken over two billion jobs worldwide by 2030. (Gillis, p.480) In “The Robot Invasion” by Charlie Gillis, the topic of the article is how robots are becoming more apparent in people’s everyday lives. The author is skeptical about the robots that scientists have been creating to become more like people. As well as, informative of the newest products roboticists have been making, which has been to create robots to do small tasks and have human characteristics. (Gillis, C. p.477-481)

Sensing First of your entire robot would have to be able to sense its surroundings. It would do this in ways that are not similar to the way that you sense your surroundings. Giving your robot sensors: light sensors (eyes), touch and pressure sensors (hands), chemical sensors (nose), hearing and sonar sensors (ears), and taste sensors (tongue) will give your robot awareness of its environment.

Isaac Asimov presents a positive view of technology, namely robots, in I, Robot; however, it seems to be a reluctant view. Susan Calvin tells the narrator a series of stories that may seem like Asimov has a negative attitude towards robots because there is always some conflict with the robot. Furthermore, the magnitude of the troubles that arise grows throughout the book. When analyzed, however, these same stories show a positive view of robotic technology through the human and robot connections, the cause of conflict, and the robots’ ultimate and superior ability to do what needs to be done.

The robot had been out for 24 hours now and already Jasper has lost his family from the explosions. All 4 of them were dead except for him. He was alone and the frigid night air had engulfed him in chills as he lay on the hard, burned ground.The robot….the robot was originally a government project. Then the AI nuclear robot went rogue, escaping the facility where the tests were being run and started blowing everything up across Dead Creek, Farem, the capital of the Government.

Introduction: For years robotic technology has depicted fictional humanoid robots in movies and television, consequently peaking our imagination of artificial life forms. No longer are humanoid robots fiction, but reality as roboticists have been developing them not only with an appearance based on a human body but with humanlike sensory and movements. Moreover, humanoid robots are performing human tasks from industrial to service jobs and can survive in any kind of environment. The advancement of robotic research involves the fields of science, cognitive science, programming and engineering (Cheng). Some people consider humanoid robots a threatening force because they feel they are not safe, they will take over our jobs, or are uncomfortable with their

The author’s tone is very much informative, to which makes every sentence read like a text from an educational textbook. As example in paragraph (10) that describes Baxter a factory working robot, as the paragraph goes in simple details on Baxter’s functions and appearance. This brief overview gives the reader great easy digestible information on the current factor robots without sounding to confusing. The informative tone continues on paragraph (6) as the section focus on robot researcher McLurkin's interesting small insect-like robots capabilities, which

Robots are a more important part of society now then they have ever been. Issac Asimov lived in a time where robots were merely an idea, but that didn’t stop him from using this idea of a robot to represent different aspects of humanity throughout the chapters of his book I, Robot. Asimov’s book reflects on human nature and what it means to be human. Reflecting can help people to better understand themselves and the people that surround them.

If you think robots are the kind of thing you hear about in science-fiction movies, think again. Right now, all over the world, robots are performing thousands of tasks. They are probing our solar system for signs of life, building cars at the General Motors plants, assembling Oreo cookies for Nabisco and defusing bombs for the SWAT team. As they grow tougher, more mobile, and more intelligent, today’s robots are doing more and more of the things that humans can’t or don’t want to do and in many cases taking away the need for human labor.