Roughly half of all the robots in the world are in Asia, 32%
in Europe, and 16% in North America, 1% in Australasia and
1% in Africa.30% of all the robots in the world are in Japan.This means that Japan has the most robots in the world out of all the countries, and is in fact leading the world's robotics.Japan is actually said to be the robotic capital of the world.This is the opening of an era in which human
beings and robots can co-exist," says Japanese
firm Mitsubishi about one of the many
humanistic robots in Japan.South Korea aims to put a robot in every
house there by 2015-2020 in order to help
At present there are 2 main types of robots, based on their
use: general-purpose autonomous robots and dedicated
robots.
• Robots can be classified by their specificity of purpose.
• A robot might be designed to perform one particular task
extremely well, or a range of tasks less well.
• Of course, all robots by their nature can be re-programmed to
behave differently, but some are limited by their physical
form.
• For example, a factory robot arm can perform jobs such as
cutting, welding, gluing, or acting as a fairground ride, while a
pick-and-place robot can only populate printed circuit boardsGeneral-purpose autonomous robots are robots that can perform a
variety of functions independently.
• General-purpose autonomous robots typically can navigate independently
in known spaces, handle their own re-charging needs, interface with
electronic doors and elevators and perform other basic tasks.
• Like computers, general-purpose robots can link with networks, software
and accessories that increase their usefulness.
• They may recognize people or objects, talk, provide companionship,
monitor environmental quality, respond to alarms, pick up supplies and
perform other useful tasks.
• General-purpose robots may perform a variety of functions
simultaneously or they may take on different roles at different times of
day. Some such robots try to mimic human beings and may even resemble
people in appearance; this type of robot is called a humanoid robot
Sunday, January 2, 2011
TYPES OF ROBOTS
Much of the research in robotics focuses not on specific
industrial tasks, but on investigations into new types of robot,
alternative ways to think about or design robots, and new
ways to manufacture them. It is expected that these new
types of robot will be able to solve real world problems when
they are finally realized.
Nano robots
Reconfigurable Robots
Soft Robots
Swarm robots
Haptic interface robots.Nanorobotics is the still largely
hypothetical technology of creating
machines or robots at or close to the
scale of a nanometer (10−9 meters).
Also known as nanobota or nanites,
they would be constructed from
molecular machines. So far, researchers have mostly
produced only parts of these complex
systems, such as bearings, sensors,
and Synthetic molecular motors, but
functioning robots have also been
made such as the entrants to the
Nanobot Robocup contest.• A few researchers have
investigated the possibility of
creating robots which can alter
their physical form to suit a
particular task, like the fictional T-
1000.
• Real robots are nowhere near that
sophisticated however, and mostly
consist of a small number of cube
shaped units, which can move
relative to their neighbours, for
example SuperBotRobots with silicone bodies
and flexible actuators (air
muscles , electroactive
polymers, and ferrofluids),
controlled using fuzzy
logic and neural networks,
look and feel different from
robots with rigid skeletons,
and are capable of different
behaviors.Inspired by colonies of insects such
as ants and bees, researchers are
modeling the behavior of swarms of
thousands of tiny robots which together
perform a useful task, such as finding
something hidden, cleaning, or spying.
• Each robot is quite simple, but
the emergent behavior of the swarm is
more complex.
• The whole set of robots can be
considered as one single distributed
system, in the same way an ant colony
can be considered a superorganism,
exhibiting swarm intelligence.
• The largest swarms so far created
include the iRobot swarm
industrial tasks, but on investigations into new types of robot,
alternative ways to think about or design robots, and new
ways to manufacture them. It is expected that these new
types of robot will be able to solve real world problems when
they are finally realized.
Nano robots
Reconfigurable Robots
Soft Robots
Swarm robots
Haptic interface robots.Nanorobotics is the still largely
hypothetical technology of creating
machines or robots at or close to the
scale of a nanometer (10−9 meters).
Also known as nanobota or nanites,
they would be constructed from
molecular machines. So far, researchers have mostly
produced only parts of these complex
systems, such as bearings, sensors,
and Synthetic molecular motors, but
functioning robots have also been
made such as the entrants to the
Nanobot Robocup contest.• A few researchers have
investigated the possibility of
creating robots which can alter
their physical form to suit a
particular task, like the fictional T-
1000.
• Real robots are nowhere near that
sophisticated however, and mostly
consist of a small number of cube
shaped units, which can move
relative to their neighbours, for
example SuperBotRobots with silicone bodies
and flexible actuators (air
muscles , electroactive
polymers, and ferrofluids),
controlled using fuzzy
logic and neural networks,
look and feel different from
robots with rigid skeletons,
and are capable of different
behaviors.Inspired by colonies of insects such
as ants and bees, researchers are
modeling the behavior of swarms of
thousands of tiny robots which together
perform a useful task, such as finding
something hidden, cleaning, or spying.
• Each robot is quite simple, but
the emergent behavior of the swarm is
more complex.
• The whole set of robots can be
considered as one single distributed
system, in the same way an ant colony
can be considered a superorganism,
exhibiting swarm intelligence.
• The largest swarms so far created
include the iRobot swarm
ROBOTICS - AN OVERVIEW
A robot is automatically guided
machine which is able to do tasks
on its own…
Another common characteristic is
that by its appearance or
movements, a robot often
conveys a sense that it has intent
or agency of its own. The word robot can refer to both physical robots
and virtual software agents, but the latter are usually
referred to as bots.There is no consensus on which machines qualify as
robots, but there is general agreement among
experts and the public that robots tend to do some
or all of the following: move around, operate a
mechanical limb, sense and manipulate their
environment, and exhibit intelligent behavior,
especially behavior which mimics humans or other
animals.The word robot was introduced to the
public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in
his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal
Robots), published in1920.[15] The
play begins in a factory that makes
artificial people called robots, but
they are closer to the modern ideas
of androids, creatures who can be
mistaken for humans. They can plainly
think for themselves, though they
seem happy to serve. At issue is
whether the robots are
being exploited and the
consequences of their treatment. The word robota means literally "work",
"labor" or "serf labor", and figuratively
"drudgery" or "hard work" in Czech and
many Slavic languages. The ward robotics, used to describe this field
of study, was coined by the science fiction.As robots have become more
advanced and sophisticated,
experts and academics have
increasingly explored the
questions of what ethics might
govern robots' behavior, and
whether robots might be able to
claim any kind of social, cultural,
ethical or legal rights.One scientific team has said that it is possible
that a robot brain will exist by 2019. Others predict robot intelligence
breakthroughs by 2050.Recent advances have made robotic behavior
more sophisticated.Various techniques have emerged to develop the science of
robotics and robots. One method is Evolutionary robotics, in
which a number of differing robots are submitted to tests. Those which perform best are used as a model to create a subsequent "generation" of robots. Another method
is Developmental robotics, which tracks changes and
development within a single in the areas of problem-solving
and other functions.Japan hopes to have full-scale
commercialization of service
robots by 2025. Much technological research in
Japan is led by Japanese
government agencies, particularly
the Trade Ministry.
machine which is able to do tasks
on its own…
Another common characteristic is
that by its appearance or
movements, a robot often
conveys a sense that it has intent
or agency of its own. The word robot can refer to both physical robots
and virtual software agents, but the latter are usually
referred to as bots.There is no consensus on which machines qualify as
robots, but there is general agreement among
experts and the public that robots tend to do some
or all of the following: move around, operate a
mechanical limb, sense and manipulate their
environment, and exhibit intelligent behavior,
especially behavior which mimics humans or other
animals.The word robot was introduced to the
public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in
his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal
Robots), published in1920.[15] The
play begins in a factory that makes
artificial people called robots, but
they are closer to the modern ideas
of androids, creatures who can be
mistaken for humans. They can plainly
think for themselves, though they
seem happy to serve. At issue is
whether the robots are
being exploited and the
consequences of their treatment. The word robota means literally "work",
"labor" or "serf labor", and figuratively
"drudgery" or "hard work" in Czech and
many Slavic languages. The ward robotics, used to describe this field
of study, was coined by the science fiction.As robots have become more
advanced and sophisticated,
experts and academics have
increasingly explored the
questions of what ethics might
govern robots' behavior, and
whether robots might be able to
claim any kind of social, cultural,
ethical or legal rights.One scientific team has said that it is possible
that a robot brain will exist by 2019. Others predict robot intelligence
breakthroughs by 2050.Recent advances have made robotic behavior
more sophisticated.Various techniques have emerged to develop the science of
robotics and robots. One method is Evolutionary robotics, in
which a number of differing robots are submitted to tests. Those which perform best are used as a model to create a subsequent "generation" of robots. Another method
is Developmental robotics, which tracks changes and
development within a single in the areas of problem-solving
and other functions.Japan hopes to have full-scale
commercialization of service
robots by 2025. Much technological research in
Japan is led by Japanese
government agencies, particularly
the Trade Ministry.
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