Topic 1:
How it works: The great amounts of robots do have several qualities in common. First of all, almost all robots have a movable body. Some only have motorized wheels, and others have dozens of movable parts or segments, typically made of metal or plastic. Like the bones in your body, the individual segments are connected together with joints. Robots spin wheels and pivot jointed segments using an actuators. Some robots use electric motors and solenoids as actuators; some use a hydraulic system; and some use a pneumatic system (a system driven by compressed gases). To power these actuators, they use a power source, like a battery or are plugged into the wall. The actuators are all wired to an electrical circuit. The circuit powers electrical motors and solenoids directly, and it activates the hydraulic system by manipulating electrical valves. The valves determine the pressurized fluid's path through the machine. To move a hydraulic leg, for example, the robot's controller would open the valve leading from the fluid pump to a piston cylinder attached to that leg. The pressurized fluid would extend the piston, moved the leg forward. The robot's computer controls everything attached to the circuit. To move the robot, the computer switches on all the motors and valves that are necessary for that action. Few robots have the ability to see, hear, smell or taste. The most common robotic sense is the sense of movement. A standard design uses slotted wheels attached to the robot's joints. An LED on one side of the wheel shines a beam of light through the slots to a light sensor on the other side of the wheel. When the robot moves a particular joint, the slotted wheel turns. The slots break the light beam as the wheel spins. The light sensor reads the pattern of the flashing light and transmits the data to the computer. The computer can tell exactly how far the joint has moved based on this pattern. These are the basic nuts and bolts of robotics.
How it works: The great amounts of robots do have several qualities in common. First of all, almost all robots have a movable body. Some only have motorized wheels, and others have dozens of movable parts or segments, typically made of metal or plastic. Like the bones in your body, the individual segments are connected together with joints. Robots spin wheels and pivot jointed segments using an actuators. Some robots use electric motors and solenoids as actuators; some use a hydraulic system; and some use a pneumatic system (a system driven by compressed gases). To power these actuators, they use a power source, like a battery or are plugged into the wall. The actuators are all wired to an electrical circuit. The circuit powers electrical motors and solenoids directly, and it activates the hydraulic system by manipulating electrical valves. The valves determine the pressurized fluid's path through the machine. To move a hydraulic leg, for example, the robot's controller would open the valve leading from the fluid pump to a piston cylinder attached to that leg. The pressurized fluid would extend the piston, moved the leg forward. The robot's computer controls everything attached to the circuit. To move the robot, the computer switches on all the motors and valves that are necessary for that action. Few robots have the ability to see, hear, smell or taste. The most common robotic sense is the sense of movement. A standard design uses slotted wheels attached to the robot's joints. An LED on one side of the wheel shines a beam of light through the slots to a light sensor on the other side of the wheel. When the robot moves a particular joint, the slotted wheel turns. The slots break the light beam as the wheel spins. The light sensor reads the pattern of the flashing light and transmits the data to the computer. The computer can tell exactly how far the joint has moved based on this pattern. These are the basic nuts and bolts of robotics.
Topic 2:
Why is it relevant? : Today robotics is used in many areas and is important to the future of mankind. Robots are being used on manufacturing lines where the job is either too heavy or time consuming for a human. Robots are also a growing industry. The robotic industry is seen by some economic forecasters as the next boom industry, similar to the IT boom in 2000. The Japanese government has predicted that the robotics industry will soon expand to become a $13.2 billion dollar industry, whilst the South Korean have committed to nurturing their nation’s robot industry as they believe it has the potential to grow into a $39.4 billion dollar industry. The South Korean government recently "promised to invest as much as 1 trillion Won ($97 million) into research, development, marketing and partnership development to help drive the global market for robotics and raise Korea’s stake in it" - South Korea's goal is a 10 percent market share by 2013 and overall market leadership by 2018.
Why is it relevant? : Today robotics is used in many areas and is important to the future of mankind. Robots are being used on manufacturing lines where the job is either too heavy or time consuming for a human. Robots are also a growing industry. The robotic industry is seen by some economic forecasters as the next boom industry, similar to the IT boom in 2000. The Japanese government has predicted that the robotics industry will soon expand to become a $13.2 billion dollar industry, whilst the South Korean have committed to nurturing their nation’s robot industry as they believe it has the potential to grow into a $39.4 billion dollar industry. The South Korean government recently "promised to invest as much as 1 trillion Won ($97 million) into research, development, marketing and partnership development to help drive the global market for robotics and raise Korea’s stake in it" - South Korea's goal is a 10 percent market share by 2013 and overall market leadership by 2018.
Content Requirement: a. {Provide examples of the cases and explain their significance. What happened? Who was involved? etc.
Robotics helps us by doing jobs that we cannot manage, are too busy to do, or are able to do more efficiently. For, example, N.A.S.A uses these robots to go into space, without putting any personal in danger. Doctors are already using robotics in specialized surgeries. Some kind of robotic instrument that they can control from outside the body can cause the patient less pain and recovery time than having the surgeon completely open them up.
Robotics helps us by doing jobs that we cannot manage, are too busy to do, or are able to do more efficiently. For, example, N.A.S.A uses these robots to go into space, without putting any personal in danger. Doctors are already using robotics in specialized surgeries. Some kind of robotic instrument that they can control from outside the body can cause the patient less pain and recovery time than having the surgeon completely open them up.
N. Mutuc
Taft academic center
February 5Th, 2014
February 18Th, 2014
Taft academic center
February 5Th, 2014
February 18Th, 2014