 Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the
design, construction, operation, development and
application of robots and computer systems for their
control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
These technologies deal with automated machines that
can take the place of humans, in dangerous or
manufacturing processes, or simply just resemble
humans. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature
contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics.
“An electrical or mechanical or electromechanical,
programmable or non programmable multifunctional
manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools, or
specialized devices through various programmed
motions for the performance of a variety of tasks”
Isaac Asimov popularized the term robotics. Asimov is a
visionary who envisioned in the 1930’s the positronic brain
for controlling robots. He invented the three laws of
robotics:
• A robot may not harm a human
through action or inaction, allow a
human to come to harm
• A robot must obey the orders given
by human beings, except when such
orders conflict with the First Law
• A robot must protect its own
existence as long as it does not
conflict with the First or Second Laws
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ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda.
Introduced in 2000, ASIMO, which is an acronym
for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, was created
to be a helper to people. With aspirations of helping
people who lack full mobility, ASIMO is used to
encourage young people to
study science and mathematics. At 130 cm (4 feet,
3 inches) tall and 54 kg (119 lbs), ASIMO was
designed to operate in real-world environments, with
the ability to walk or run on two feet at speeds up to 6
kilometers per hour (3.7 mph). In the USA, ASIMO is
part of the Innovations attraction at Disneyland and
has been featured in a 15-minute show called "Say
'Hello' to Honda's ASIMO" since June 2005. The robot
has made public appearances around the world,
including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES),
the Marikina Museum and Honda Collection Hall in
Japan and the Ars Electronic festival in Austria.
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Nao (pronounced now) is an
autonomous, programmable humanoid
robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics,
a French startup
company headquartered in Paris. The
robot's development began with the
launch of Project Nao in 2004. On 15
August 2007, Nao replaced Sony's robot
dog Aibo as the robot used in the Robot
Soccer World Cup (Robo cup) Standard
Platform League (SPL), an international
robotics competition. The Nao was used
in Robo Cup 2008 and 2009, and the
NaoV3R was chosen as the platform for
the SPL at Robo Cup 2010.
• Enon is a personal assistant
robot first offered for sale in
September 2005 by Fujitsu
corporation in Japan. The sixmillion yen (US$60,000)
rolling robot is self-guiding,
with limited speech
recognition and synthesis.
Enon, an English acronym for
"Exciting Nova On Network"
can pick up and carry roughly
500 grams (1 lb) in its arms
and comes without software.
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TOPIO ("TOSY Ping Pong Playing
Robot") is a bipedal humanoid
robot designed to play table
tennis against a human being. It has
been developed since 2005
by TOSY, a robotics firm in Vietnam.
It was publicly demonstrated at
the Tokyo International Robot
Exhibition (IREX) on November 28,
2007. TOPIO 3.0 (the latest version
of TOPIO) stands approximately 1.88
m (6' 2") tall and weighs 120 kg (264
lbs). Every TOPIO uses an
advanced artificial
intelligence system to learn and
continuously improve its skill level
while playing.
Although most robots in use today are designed
for specific tasks, the goal is to make universal
robots, robots flexible enough to do just about
anything a human can do.
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