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Introduction to Robots
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Agenda:
• Define what a robot is and what they are capable of doing• Understand the history of robots and robotics• Describe the various types of robots• Learn how to get started building your own robot• Learn how to create a robotics league in your library
Hello. I am a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer. This is changing, however.
I am sometimes called an automaton, android, droid, etc. I am not planning to take over the world!
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.
• Faster and more efficient• Can work in hazardous environments• Do repetitive tasks• More accurate• Don’t complain
Why?
Types of Robots by Application
• Industrial• Domestic• Medical• Service• Military• Entertainment• Space• Hobby/Competition
Source: http://goo.gl/c7Ebf
Types of Robots by Locomotion
• Stationary• Wheeled• Legged• Swimming• Flying• Mobile• Swarm
Source: http://goo.gl/c7Ebf
Missing?
ED 209
Man Tinplate
Automata
The guards robots SentinelOptimus Prime
My Favorites
Image source: http://goo.gl/r51AWg Leonardo da Vinci’s robot, ca. 1495
History of Robots
Natural Language Processing
• Car User Interface (CUI?)• Voice biometrics• How do we interact with connected devices?• How WILL we interact with connected devices?
• App based? Too many apps for one device (e.g., Philips Hue)• Sentient? • Hello Natural Language!
• Internet of Things (IoT) will capture, track, and share data• Artificial Intelligence
• Turing Test
Digital Assistants
Image source: http://goo.gl/obFOfu
Do wearable computers play a role in any of this?
Face Cloning is enhancing the realism of animatronic robots by combining motion capture technology with 3D printing.
Source: http://goo.gl/HKr5ce
Robots are coming to take our jobs. We should be happy!
It isn’t a race against the machines. We will lose. It is a race WITH the machines.
90% of your coworkers will be unseen machines and most of what you do will not be possible without them (e.g., discovery tools etc.).
Robots will help humans discover new jobs for ourselves; new tasks that expand who we are and let us focus on BEING HUMAN.
The fewer humans who touch our cars as they are being built THE BETTER.
Every time you click on a search button you are telling a robot to do something that humans cannot do.
The human assignment will be to keep creating jobs for robots to do. This will never be finished so we will always have 1 job!
Building/Programming Robots
Image source: http://goo.gl/8qmgx6
3 generations of LEGO MINDSTORMS
1998: LEGO MINDSTORMS (RCX) 2006: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2013: LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
LEGO Mindstorms NXT MindCuber
Build it! http://goo.gl/3Urx4V
Image source: http://goo.gl/1wD7oS
Complete family of EV3 Components
Image source: http://goo.gl/7jyvu8
EV3 motor/sensor
NXT motor/sensor
Programming
EV3 software
NXT software
Download EV3 Software at http://goo.gl/Cvwyy6 and then learn to program at http://goo.gl/BfZ8CZ!
More info: https://goo.gl/bI9jd2
More info: https://goo.gl/tTM8HL
Robotic Story Time! Build it! http://goo.gl/nei4Yl
education.lego.com
Boe-Bot: Learn electronics, programming, and robotics all in one!
More info: https://goo.gl/r18lRr .com/user/ParallaxInc http://forums.parallax.com/forum.php
Cubelets – modular robotics
Download: http://goo.gl/Sw29SE
Cubelets Studio
RoboSapien
Images: http://goo.gl/gRF32R and http://goo.gl/BFlLcT
Create a Robot League
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
More info: http://goo.gl/0WLmYp
• Team registration opens in May. It is $225. Can register late too!
• After you register a Regional Partner will contact you.
• We already have a LEGO Mindstorms robot kit, so that is $0.
• Field setup kit (obstacles etc.) $75
• The challenge starts in August.
• No more than 10 kids per team.
What are you doing?
By Mr. Bungle, direct link: https://youtu.be/CJBleJJZixs
None of Them Knew They Were Robots
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