Introduction to robotics

Robot Master Team

Content• What is a robot?

• Techniques in robotics

What is a robot? - History

• Aristoteles– ca. 2300 years ago

• Leonardo da Vinci – 500 years ago

• Karakuri dolls – 300 years ago

What is a robot? - History

Electronic Hardware

• Electronic computer – 1940s

What is a robot? - History

Electronic Hardware

• Electronic computer – 1940s

• Miniaturisation and IC development

• Moore law

What is a robot? - History

Electronic Hardware

• Electronic computer – 1940-2010

• Miniaturisation and IC development

• Moore law

• Same Processing Power in 1975 and 2010

IBM System/360 & I-Phone

What is a robot? - History

Software

• Electronic computer – 1940-2010

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What is a robot?

Software

• Electronic computer – today

• Software = Statistical Learning

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What is a robot?

Software

• Electronic computer – tomorrow

• Software = Artificial Intelligence

• Ability to process Information

1. perceiverich, complex and subtle information

2. learnwithin an environment

3. abstractto create new meanings

4. reasonto plan and to decide

What is a robot? - History

Mechatronics

• First industrial robots

Unimate, 1961,

66 installations

A mechanical device that is automatically controlled, to be programmed to perform different applications, several degrees of freedom, and the ability to use an arm with different tooling..

What is a robot? - History

Developments

• Soft robotics

• Simplicity

• Safe for humans & environment

• EU - Civil law Rules on Robotics

What is a robot? - Sense, Learn, Act

Today

• Sense

• Sensors

• Learn

• Software

• Act

• Motors

What is a robot? - Sense, AI, Act

Tomorrow

• Sense

• Sensors

• Learning, Abstracting & Reasoning

• AI Software

• Act

• Motor, ..Perceiving

Learning Abstracting

ReasoningActing

• What is a robot?

• Robotic technologies

• Overview

• Vision

• Learning

• Safe robots

• Exoskeletons

Content

Robotic technologies – Overview

Robotic technologies – Vision

• 3D vision

• - Kinect

Robotic technologies – Learning

• Simulating the human brain

Robotic technologies – Learning

• Edges

• Shapes

• Objects

Robotic technologies – Learning

• Annotated data is needed

• Training

• Big data sets

• Computing power

Robotic technologies – Safe robotics

• Collaberative robots

• Cannot harm a human

• External safety measures

• Creating a safe zone

• Sensing before impact

• Skin around a robot

Robotic technologies – Exoskeletons

• Active

• Tethered

• Free

• Passive

• Lower back support

• Static support

Robots:

Productivity

24/7

Control

Ergonomics

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