Anderson Freeman III
Mrs. Bennehaley
English 111
March 21, 2014
Robotics
Robotics can date as far back as man itself. Even during prehistoric times man has relied on different types of machine to improve life and make it easier. Throughout time man has improving robotics into the machines that we have today. Pulleys a, simple machine that dates back to around 4000 B.C.E., that was used to help lift heavy object has evolve into machines such as cranes. Even with the printing press, it used a main ancestor to the modern day computer. The machines that our ancestors had are the basis what technology that we have today. Some robotics is so advanced now that they operate on their own, even replacing some human jobs. The way robotics is advancing today there is no telling what is in store for tomorrow.
Around the time of 4000-3000 B.C.E., the first simple machines came into use in Mesopotamia (Nocks). This spread around Europe, Asia, and Africa; they were used to help irrigation for agriculture, and maintaining water levels of river (Nocks). With the simple machines it helped the people maintain their crops and do it in larger fields. This also gave the people the ability to farm different types of crops at the same time. 1500-1400 B.C.E., the Egyptians used inclined planes to help them build the monuments that are still standing still to this day (Nocks).
Now we shall move up to the Renaissance. The Renaissance inspired many great inventors including Leonardo da Vinci (Nocks). Leonardo used his sketches to create some of the most complicated robotics of time (Nocks). The things the Leonardo designed proved that he was ahead of his times. Some of his sketches are the basis for some of the machines that we use today. Another man the...
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...elped with everyday activities and daily chorus. One of these inventions was the iRobot, which was a robot that was able to vacuum floors, by itself. In Japan, they created humanoid robots that are able perform regular human tasks, including driving. “A Japanese research consortium demonstrates a humanoid robot driving a backhoe” (Nocks).
Robotics was also a major part in the military advancements that we have today, for weapons and defenses. Today the military has drones, which are unmanned aircrafts, this a huge increase in safety from what it used to be. There are also things like claymores, and mines, which can be activated just by contact, During this time during wars instead of going into an area blind and losing lives, soldiers can send tiny planes to find out how many people are across enemy, because it is able to read the temperature of the human body.
“The Robot Invasion” written by Charlie Gillis, characterizes the appellation of robots and how it’s viewed. Robots have many benefits ranging from working in factories assisting production, as well as the construction of motor vehicles. Exchanged views concerning the progression in robotic technology due to their great benefits in the businesses within the marketplace. Equally important, to aid in the everyday domestic housework.
Robots are made out of metal, plastic, aluminum, gears, bolts, wheels, sensors, memory chips, and other gadgets.
Over the course of history, technology has had many advancements that human beings thought they would never be able to witness in their lifetimes. Today, many people never thought they would live to see the creation of robots. However, forms
“The Robot Invasion” is written by Charlie Gillis in 2012. Gillis gives informed information of the present state of robotics and how it can affect us in the future. Presently scientists have been working on small robots that could soon perform tasks humans could forego. “Andrew Vardy posted footage on YouTube of toy-sized robots he’d modified to sort plastic pucks randomly placed on a surface” (Gillis, as cited in McWhorter, 2014, p 478). Vardy’s experiment is one of many experiments that could bring us closer to a future where robots are apart of our daily lives. Another example of small robots would be quadrotors. “Quadrotors teams can be seen doing light shows, navigating obstacle courses and ferrying around a submachine gun” (p 479). Kiva Systems makes and sells an automated warehousing system where hundreds of robots move merchandise from storage to shipping bay. “The system is said to triple distribution productivity, and had been adopted by a host of big-box
Have you ever wondered what jobs a robot will have in the future? What are the parts to a
Robots and complex mechanical structures have been around since the Greek mathematician Archytas invented and created a small mechanical bird powered by steam (Should the human). Homer theorized these machines before they were even created in his book, “the Iliad”. He describes them as golden servants who were created by the god Hephaestus. Homer is also the man who coined the term robot (Patrick 4). Leonardo da Vinci also created blueprints for a mechanical knight that could be considered a robot by today’s terms (Patrick 3).
During middle school, my interest in creating things had sparked brighter than ever. Each creation kept me rolling down the same path. As I got more advanced, each set presented new challenges. After years of watching me enthralled in building custom sets, my dad enrolled me into a Lego Robotics tournament. One magical idea kept jumping to the next. What would I build? What task would I complete? From that point forward, I devoted every Saturday morning
Nowadays, technology is a dominant feature in the lives of people around the world. Most of daily life activities involve the use of technology which is expanding every day through scientific innovations. However, such innovations do not always occur in every part of the world, but mostly in technologically developed countries, such as South Korea, the USA and Japan. Presently, the development of robotics science has become a subject of considerable attention in those countries. According to Weng, Chen and Sun (2009, 267), “Technocrats from many developed countries, especially Japan and South Korea, are preparing for the human–robot co-existence society that they believe will emerge by 2030.” The word “robot” was introduced in the beginning of 1920th by the Czech playwright Karel Capek from the Czech word “robota”, meaning “forced labor” (Robertson 2007, 373). According to Robertson (2007, 373), robot, in practical usage, can be defined as an autonomous or semiautonomous device that is used to perform its tasks either controlled by human, fractionally controlled and with human guidance or regardless of external actions that are performed by people. Regrettably, the majority of robots in the past centuries could not operate without human control and intervention. However, the progress in robotics over the past few decades enabled humanity to achieve soaring results in creation of autonomous humanoid robots.
Robots have done most of exploring in space. The moon and also the earth are the only planets that humans can get to. On the other hand, robots can get to locations in outer space such as the Moon, Venus, Mars, Titan, including Jupiter, and also a few comets and asteroids. Robots can travel further and faster, as well as returning more scientific data than missions that include humans. Robots, definitely, have and will continue to contribute to our understanding of the Universe today. Space robots can be divided into two types: ROV and RMS, ROV is (Remotely Operated Vehicle) and the other is the RMS (Remote Manipulator System). According to Robots in Space by Nicholos Wethington “, the most famous robots in space have to be the series of orbiters, rovers and landers that have been sent to Mars.” After all, robots are very helpful in the space exploration, and they will be more helpful in the future.
A robot can be autonomous or semiautonomous. There are two main type of a robot it either robot by application or robot by locomotion, most Application robot are used in the military, domestically, Industrial, medical, hobby, and space. A robot might be legged for example the robot manipulator FD-500 this kind of robots is used in car assembling lifting of heavy
The term was coined in the 1940s, robotics, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.Robotics may not lead the people to be harmed or, through inaction, permitted a human being to come to harm.
The number of robots used in industry increases every year as more companies realize their many benefits. Robots are the future of the manufacturing industry. As the performance and flexibility of robots increases and their prices continue to drop, many companies will uses these added incentives to invest in the future. Soon every company that has an application for a robot will be forced to invest in one, to stay competitive in the world market.
Throughout time, machines, no matter how simple or complex, have played a vital role in the development of civilization into the future. In other words, machines have played a part into helping our culture develop into what it has become today. This dates back to the beginning of time when early man used a stick and a fulcrum (rock) to make a simple lever.
To conclude, robots could be the backbone of the society that will result in a technological revolution. Because of robots various characteristics that do not experience fear, nor exhaustion and they are precisely programmed, which make them able to help in case of need, housework, and factories production. Society needs to put the issue of robots into consideration to satisfy any shortage exists in the world.