2. Origin of the word Robot
• The word robot was first used more than 60
years ago by Karel Capek, a Czechoslovakian
writer, in his play R.U.R., or Rossum’s
Universal Robots.
• He derived robot from the Czech word
robota, which means “drudgery” or
“compulsory labor”.
• Later in a letter written by him to Oxford
English Dictionary, he is reported to have
quoted his brother Josef Capek as the actual
originator.
3. G. Walter’s Robot –The first Robot
• 1948, 1953
• A wheeled machine with motors
• Photocells
• Two vacuum tubes
• Moved toward light if moderate
intensity
• Avoided bright light
4. Definition of Robotics
• “ A reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator
designed to move material, parts, tools, or
specialized devices through various programmed
motions for the performance of a variety of tasks”.
• The science of building and programming robots.
5. Robots in the Media
• Robots have been presented in the media since the 1927
movie “Metropolis”.
6. What is a Robot?What is a Robot?
• A machine whose behavior can be programmed …
• Then, is a VCR a robot?
• Is a tethered machine a robot?
• Surprisingly, there is no exact definition of a robot
• Today, people use ‘robot’ for almost any machine
designed to be clever
7. Three Laws of Robotics
• Law 1: A robot may not injure a human
being, or, through inaction, allow a
human being to come to harm
• Law 2: A robot must obey the orders
given it by human beings except where
such orders would conflict with the First
Law
• Law 3: A robot must protect its own
existence as long as such protection
does not conflict with the First or
Second Law
8. Automation vs. robots
• Automation –Machinery designed to carry out a specific task
– Bottling machine
– Dishwasher
– Paint sprayer
• Robots – machinery designed
to carry out a variety of tasks
– Pick and place arms
– Mobile robots
– Computer Numerical Control
machines
(These are
always better
than robots,
because they can
be optimally
designed for a
particular task).
9. Types of robots
• Pick and place
– Moves items between points
– Moves along a programmable path
• Sensory
– Employs sensors for feedback
A SCARA robot (Selective
Compliant Articulated Robot
Arm): A pick-and-place robot
with angular
x-y-z positioning (Adept
Technology)
Continuous path control
a six-axis industrial robot
($60K)(Fanuc Robotics),
but an additional $200K
is often spent for tooling
and programming.
10. Pick and Place
• Moves items from one point to another
• Does not need to follow a specific path between points
• Uses include loading and unloading machines, placing
components on circuit boards, and moving parts off conveyor
belts.
A cartesian robot for picking and placing circuits on
circuit-boards
11. Continuous path control
• Moves along a specific path
• Uses include welding, cutting, machining parts.
Robotic seam welding
12. Sensory
• Uses sensors for feedback.
• Closed-loop robots use
sensors in conjunction with
actuators to gain higher
accuracy – servo motors.
• Uses include mobile robotics,
telepresence, search and
rescue, pick and place with
machine vision.
13. Kinematics and dynamics of robots
• Degrees of freedom—number of
independent motions
–Translation--3 independent
directions
–Rotation-- 3 independent axes
–2D motion = 3 degrees of freedom: 2
translation, 1 rotation
–3D motion = 6 degrees of freedom:
3 translation, 3 rotation
14. Kinematics and dynamics (cont.)
• Actions
– Simple joints
• prismatic—sliding joint, e.g., square cylinder in
square tube
• revolute—hinge joint
– Compound joints
• ball and socket = 3 revolute joints
• round cylinder in tube = 1 prismatic, 1 revolute
• Mobility
– Wheels
– multipedal (multi-legged with a sequence of
actions)
16. Ideal Tasks
Tasks which are:
– Dangerous
• Space exploration
• chemical spill cleanup
• disarming bombs
• disaster cleanup
– Boring and/or repetitive
• Welding car frames
• part pick and place
• manufacturing parts.
– High precision or high speed
• Electronics testing
• Surgery
• precision machining.
17. Definition: (Autonomous)Robot
• A mobile computer situated in the real
world interacting with the environment
through sensors and actuators in order
to perform various intelligent tasks
without constant attention.without constant attention.
• Real robots do not need joy stickReal robots do not need joy stick
remote controls!remote controls!
18. Fundamental Components of AutonomousFundamental Components of Autonomous
RobotsRobots
• A brain (or brains)A brain (or brains)
• Body: physical chassis that holdsBody: physical chassis that holds
other piecesother pieces
• Actuators: allows to move.Actuators: allows to move.
Motors, hydraulic pistons, lamps,Motors, hydraulic pistons, lamps,
etc.etc.
• SensorsSensors
• Power sourcePower source
• Communication
19. Sensors of Human
• Eyes
• Ears
• Nose
• Skin
• Tongue
• Equilibrium: Balance
• …
• 6th
sense(?)
20. Robot Sensor Types
• Passive Sensors (does not require power
supply)
– Touch
– Temperature
– Balance
– …
• Active Sensors (require power supply)
– Light
– Distance
– Rotation
– Sonar
– …
22. Weaponised Robot
• Better known as SWORDS.
• The Pentagon's research arm,
the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, also
recently awarded contracts to
aid research of robots that one
day could be dropped into
combat from airplanes and
others meant to scale walls
using electrostatic energy —
also known as "static cling."
25. How to develop Intelligent Robots?
• The most difficult task
• Developing intelligent and adaptive software is the key
• And even better is that we ec engineers design and fabricate
faster , better , reliable systems on chips and such other
components giving the robotics field the wings it needs to fly.
26. Why I like Robotics?
• Answer:----->
• Multi-disciplinary learning: all STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math) subjects
• Develops critical thinking
• Provides co-operative learning environment
• Teaches real-life lessons, not virtual fantasy
27. • MIT’s Kismet: a robot
which exhibits expressions,
e.g., happy, sad, surprise,
disgust.
29. Our Conclusions
• Robots make life easier.
• They have variety of applications.
• Masses consider they are better as slaves
• Mass production will be easily achieved.
• Unemployment will increase.
