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Slaves in the home and at work the development of robotics

Slaves in the home and at work the development of robotics A guide to this talk Where did the term robot originate? What is meant by ‘robotic systems’? What were the first robot systems? How do we classify them? Why I hate Robot Wars! Are robots taking over?

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Slaves in the home and at work the development of robotics

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  1. Slaves in the home and at work the development of robotics Science lecture

  2. A guide to this talk • Where did the term robot originate? • What is meant by ‘robotic systems’? • What were the first robot systems? • How do we classify them? • Why I hate Robot Wars! • Are robots taking over? Science lecture

  3. Where did the term robot originate? R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots) Karel Capek 1920 Science lecture

  4. What is a robotic system? • A device that does something useful - normally done by humans or animals • A device that saves time and/or effort • A device that will go on working automatically Science lecture

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  6. Larry – the reluctant sheep Sweep - the robot sheep dog Science lecture

  7. Robotic systems use different types of control • Manual control - a person is involved • Automatic control - no person required • On/off control • Proportional control Science lecture

  8. Robotic systems can be • Mechanical • Electro-mechanical • Electronic Science lecture

  9. Mechanical? Works automatically? Does something useful? Science lecture

  10. Manual control? Automatic control? On/off or proportional control? Mechanical? Does something useful? Post mills Science lecture

  11. Mechanical? Does something useful? Manual control? Automatic control? On/off or proportional control? Science lecture

  12. Robotic systems control things • When there is a tendency for things • to go out of control • When an error or change occurs Science lecture

  13. Manual control? Automatic control? On/off or proportional control? Post mills Science lecture

  14. Manual control? Automatic control? On/off or proportional control? Science lecture

  15. Manual control? Automatic control? On/off or proportional control? Mechanical? Electro-mechanical? Electronic? Automatic control needs a closed loop system to correct errors Science lecture

  16. Output Feedback path Mixer Error detection Inputs Hot water Cold water Closed loop systemsdetect errors and correct them Science lecture

  17. Post mills - what is the error detection system? Science lecture

  18. Are traffic light open loop or closed loop system? Science lecture

  19. A drawing of a music box designed by Leonardo da Vinci Science lecture

  20. Automatic doors designed by Hero of Alexandria - 2000 years ago Science lecture

  21. Robots in space The Beagle II project Science lecture

  22. How many robots (control systems) have you got in your home?What new robot systems would you like to have in your home? Science lecture

  23. Why I am fighting Robot Wars • Such programmes mis-represent robots • The control systems are extremely crude Science lecture

  24. Taking control of DIY Robots • Use appropriate technology • Ensure that the materials are readily available • Use simple fastenings • Build working prototypes • Ensure that they pass the tread test • Have fun Science lecture

  25. How can we control the robots that we will live with in the future? For the future beyond ten years ahead, science fiction is a more useful guide than forecasting Freeman Dysonhttp://www.omnimag.com/archives/interviews/dyson.html A language is needed to think about how the future might be different Raymond Williams 1961 The Long Revolution http://www.signsofthetimes.org.uk/pamphlet1/The%20Long%20Revolution.html Science lecture

  26. Summary • Robotic systems make life easier • They have been around a long time • Manual systems rely on human control • Automatic systems have some ‘intelligence’ • We need to know what is going on so that we can influence what happens in the future Science lecture

  27. Slaves in the home and at work - the development of robotics Webliography Resources for building robots http://www.maplin.com http://www.proops.com/systems/index.html http://www.robotbooks.com http://www.technologyindex.com http://irobotworld.tripod.com/robotlink.htm http://inventors.about.com/science/inventors http://www.4qd.co.uk/robot/start.html Windmills http://www.windmillworld.com Leonardo da Vinci http://www.museoscienza.org/english Traffic lights www.sanjuan.edu/schools/arcade/TLightsPT.html#works www.car-uk.com/trafficlights.htm The Beagle Project http://beagle2.open.ac.uk/science/index.htm Jim Flood j.m.flood@corous.com www.corous.com Science lecture

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