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Singer describes Iraq operations as they were being performed in 2008 with the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs. “The Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, teams were tasked with defeating this threat, roving about the battlefield to find and defuse the IEDs before they could explode and kill.” 3 Robots such as Packbot and Talon were used to disarm IEDs which save lives of Soldiers and civilians. The proliferation of technology in the battlefield can be seen in today’s combat environment on the ground, sea and air and will continue to grow. He states that “man’s monopoly of warfare is being broken” because digital weapons such as Packbot, Talon, SWORDS, Predator, Global Hawk and many others are a “sign” that “we are entering the era of robots of war.” 4 He supports his theory of the proliferation of technology in weapons by looking at industry growth by providing quantifiable data of rapid growth in industry to meet demands. As he states “in 1999, there were nine companies with federal contracts in homeland security. By 2003, there were 3,512. In 2006, there were 33,890.” 5 Mr. Singer then provides a history of robots, trends, and what we can expect in the future. The book also provides a glimpse of what the author believes can be expected on future battlefields and changes that he thinks U.S. policy makers and military leaders need to address. Some of the changes that can be affected concern law of war, robots role in war, level of robot authority to fight wars and robot

Hence, in 2012, I was part of the small group of students that founded the first robotics club in school. We constantly challenged each other and enrolled in multiple competitions. In the club´s first three years, we were determined to not surrender and learn from our failures to achieve success. Despite initially struggling to work together, costing us one competition, we learned how to complement each other’s strengths and become Guatemala´s best robotics team, placing in the top 3 in all competitions. In our last competition as a team, we won the Latin American championship in the VEX robotics category.

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

Safety should one of the main concerns of the United States people. Dallas law enforcement has found just that for us. By using the robot back in June, the Dallas force has opened up a window of opportunity to make our nation safer. According to Fox news, Chief David Brown stated, “We had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect. We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device

I wake up to a knock on my front door. I rise from my slumber and move toward it. When I press my hand against the cold door it opens. A drone hovers in front of me eye to eye. It zips into the house and begins moving it’s sensors around the house. I sprint over to it and press the “ask a question” button on the drone. I say, “Why are you here?”

As people come and go, ensuring the safety in parks is a struggle without a monitoring assistant. In this way, the robot serves as an aid that will operate by it's subject through any park, so the people who visit these parks can benefit off of the use of technology. With the attached features such as a GPS of the park, walkie talkie, cup holder, luminous wheels, extra batteries, and many other essential precautions, it will help users in multifarious manners. The Roamer is a remotely operated system allowing it to follow a specific

This article begins by outlining the tragic death of an artificial intelligence robot, named Steve. Steve’s accidental death, by stairs, raises a lot of new questions surrounding robots, and their rights. In his article, Leetaru, discusses the range of questions that have sparked from not only Steve’s death, but the rise of advanced robot mechanics. While the Silicon Valley is busy grinding out new plans and models of robots, especially security robots, how can we establish what a mechanical robot is entitled to? Leetaru offers many different scenarios concerning robots against aggressors, in hopes to reveal that these rights be outlined with the rise in usage of this technology. The article speculates how in the future, when these robots

Robots are re-programmable machines that are capable of movement in order to perform a specific task. These robots can improve communities and perform tasks that humans are not able to. A Redbot is capable of movement to complete a task and can be programmed, thus, it is a robot. The assignment is to design and create an autonomous Redbot prototype which performs a service for a certain audience. Therefore, the Redbot will also improve the quality of life and affect social, political, or economic implications/conclusions.

The Vasteras Giraff is a new breakthrough in the healthcare industry. Through new innovation that has been developed by Giraff Technologies of Sweden, communication could be changed forever. This device is essentially a mobile communication tool with wheels, a camera, and a monitor—all remote controlled. Think of it as a two-way video communication system on wheels. Its main function is to provide the housebound or elderly with a communication system. I believe this device is a positive solution to an ongoing problem as the population continues to age, and there is more need for home healthcare. This robot helps elderly people communicate with the outside world without leaving their home.

Mop BotCan you imagine a time before robot vacuum cleaners? The world was a messier place, certainly in the homes of those with too little impetus to pick up a broom or vacuum cleaner once in a while. Thankfully, for those of us who don't mind sweeping but are less enthused about using the mop, robotic help is on its way in a more affordable model.

Have you heard of a flying robot? Sounds cool, but what if it invaded your privacy or affected your safety, perhaps even caused warfare, would you feel safe? According to author Patricia Smith, in her article “Invasion of the Drones”, she writes that drones are causing major concerns with their different capabilities. However, this may be so, but some may find drones to be useful working with. If you are in the privacy of your own home you would not want someone spying on you with a camera drone, just as one Australia resident was horrified after finding photos of herself from a drone, as Smith wrote in her article (Smith, 2015). Safety is the concern of most countries, there have been many situations surrounding the use of drones that were

Team 2470 may not be the most organized team: the robot’s main components may go on in the last hours, tape drawers hold everything from pliers to saws, and metric-sized bolts may cause everlasting annoyance in their perennial placement on the robot. Still, this team has the right combination of quirks and science to ignite the fire of inspiration in its students and mentors. Team 2470’s fight to create and keep robotics as a sport for everyone has lasted through the years. They have not weathered the years completely alone, as they have grown a large community of support. Traversing outside of their cozy robotics room, this team has gone out to the community to shine. While this team cannot boast an assembly-line process, they can boast their inspiring influence.

“Killer Robots” - or, officially, “Lethal Autonomous Robots” (LARs), are robots that - once activated - can operate without any further human intervention. This new weapons system is capable of identifying and attacking a human target on its own. Delegates should note that these robots differ from non-autonomous, armed robots, or peaceful, autonomous

Domestic robots or service robots are machines designed to accomplish household chores. These robots are slowly becoming more and more popular in our growing world. “Starting from humble beginnings in the middle of the twentieth century, the field has seen great successes in

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