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Where is Rosie ? or When are robots going to be part of our lives ?

Where is Rosie ? or When are robots going to be part of our lives ?. Introduction. In 1962 TV sitcom “The Jetsons” showed a futuristic family that owned a household humanoid robot maid called Rosie Rosie is the ultimate utilitarian slave machine working 24 hours

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Where is Rosie ? or When are robots going to be part of our lives ?

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  1. Where is Rosie ?orWhen are robots going to be part of our lives ?

  2. Introduction • In 1962 TV sitcom “The Jetsons” showed a futuristic family that owned a household humanoid robot maid called Rosie • Rosie is the ultimate utilitarian slave machine • working 24 hours • able and eager to do everything we tell her without making us feel guilty

  3. Introduction • When will we be able to buy or lease a mass-produced Jetsons’ Rosie? • Why does Moore’s law apply for PCs and not for Robots ? • Does Rosie need AI or should she be controlled by a remote affordable 3rd world human operator? • Who would we sue if Rosie damaged our property? • Will video games evolve into real robotic battlegrounds that will drive the evolution towards Rosie’s commercialization?

  4. Robot History • The word Robot • First Robot (Westinghouse) • Walking robot line Honda

  5. What Is a Robot ? • Actuators and Manipulators • Sensors • Brain

  6. Home Robotics Automating the (mobile) house chores What robots would you buy ?

  7. Robotic Pool Cleaners

  8. Robotic Lawn Mowers

  9. Robotic Floor Cleaner

  10. Education Robotics • Lego Mindstorm • Robot Kits • Robocup

  11. Entertainment Robotics • Japanese showcase projects • Robo-one • Robowars

  12. Toys • Sub - $100 • WowWee • i-Cybie • Aibo

  13. Military Robots • Surveillance • Bomb disposal • Patrols • Donkey

  14. Public Service Robots • Hospitals • Train stations • Nuclear plants • Mining

  15. Space Robots • Mars explorers

  16. Industrial Robots • $100b industry

  17. Grand Challenge • DARPA Grand Challenge • 10 x $1M to make an autonomous car drive 60 miles in urban area • Google Moon challenge • $25M to land a robotic rover on the moon and beam back a gigabyte of images and video to Earth

  18. Other Robots

  19. Where is Rosie? • Obstacles • The Need • Commercialization • Technology? • Psychology…

  20. Emotional Reaction • Men – Wow! cool • Women – how does it help me?

  21. Commercialization • Price (Retail = 4 x Mnfc) • Distribution – who will stock and sell a new robot? • Safety and certification • Marketing

  22. Liability • Who is responsible for Damages • Remote Operator

  23. So… • Technology is here • Price and risk are a challenge

  24. So… • Technology is here • Price and risk are a challenge • It is easier to monetize Web2.0 ideas…

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