Everything about Robots and Technology

HOW TECHNOLOGY HELPS US IN OUR DAILY LIVES In today’s world, technology is all around us. A simple definition of technology is basically the knowledge and usage of crafts, techniques, tools, methods and systems of organization with the aim of solving a problem or serving a particular purpose. Technology is always changing as more inventions are brought forward to improve our day to day lives. So how does technology really help us in our daily lives? Education Technology has been gradually integrated into the global education system over the years. Better ways of passing knowledge and information to students have been realized because of this. Technological advancements in teaching and assessment have made it possible for learning institutions to become more effective and efficient. Students do not have to use old and outdated textbooks anymore as there are millions of digital and online learning materials available today. There is also e-learning that enables people to study fro...

How to make money (billions) in the robotics / AI industry This is the second part of the five part series on the 5 tech sectors that can make you a billionaire right now to the next five decades. The first part has been reviewed at some length how you can start making some cool money right now in the Virtual Reality and / or Augmented Reality sectors. Today we turn our focus to robotics / AI industry. Robotics / AI industry goes back to 1940s and 1950s when Alan Turing imagined a time when humans would not be able to distinguish between machine and human intelligence. In 1950 Alan Turing published a landmark paper in which he speculated about the possibility of creating machines that think; and he later came up with his Turing Test - as a test that would be used to find out whether machine intelligence had caught up with human intelligence. Since the 1950s, Artificial Intelligence has been developing albeit slowly, but in the last decade we have seen remarkable achievements...

10 INTERESTING FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ROBOTS 1 . “Robot” comes from the Czech word robota, meaning“drudgery,” and first appeared in the 1921 play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). The drama ends badly when the machines rise up and kill their creators, leaving a sole lonely survivor. 2 . They say it was an accident. The first known case of robot homicide occurred in 1981, when a robotic arm crushed a Japanese Kawasaki factory worker. 3 . More than a million industrial robots are now in use, nearly half of them in Japan. 4 . Archytas of Tarentum, a pal of Plato’s, built a mechanical bird driven by a jet of steam or compressed air—arguably history’s first robot—in the fifth century B.C. 5 . Leonardo da Vinci drew up plans for an armored humanoid machine in 1495. Engineer Mark Rosheim has created a functionalminiature version for NASA to help colonize Mars. 6 . Slow but steady: The real Mars robots, Spirit andOpportunity, have logged 10.5 miles trudging across the R...

What is a software robot and are they really robots? A software robot is an AI (artificial intelligence) system that runs on a host device rather than existing as a standalone machine.  Examples of software robots include expert systems, virtual assistants and other chatbots. In fact, any type of software that incorporates AI might be called a software robot, especially those that feature machine learning and those that automate formerly manual processes. That means that a great many commonplace applications, including spam filters and antivirus software, could be considered software robots.By definition, a robot is a physical system with the capacity to move independently  and which, depending on its purpose, may or may not include AI software.  The term software robot arose to differentiate software-based systems from physical ones. That distinction has become increasingly unclear as more and more applications are referred to as robots, especially in the press.Wh...

Modern robot Sophia Sophia is a social humanoid robot developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics. Sophia was activated on April 19, 2015 and made her first public appearance at South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in mid-March 2016 in Austin, Texas, United States.She is able to display more than 62 facial expressions.  Sophia has been covered by media around the globe and has participated in many high-profile interviews. While interviewers around the world have been impressed by the sophistication of many of Sophia's responses to their questions, the bulk of Sophia's meaningful statements are believed by experts to be somewhat scripted. In October 2017, the robot became a Saudi Arabian citizen, the first robot to receive citizenship of any country. In November 2017, Sophia was named the United Nations Development Programme's first ever Innovation Champion, and the first non-human to be given any United Nations title Sophia was created by Hanson Robotics in...

About Technology and its History  Technology is the use and knowledge of tools, techniques, trades, systems and organization methods. This controls and adjusts the environment. Technology is a consequence of the development of science and engineering, although some technologies have progressed even before the development of these two concepts. Technology is a term of etymological origin in Greek, from the word "technologia" ("τεχνολογία") - "techne", "τέχνη" ("skill") and "logia", "λογία" ("science"). However, the strict definition is elusive; "technology" may refer to material objects, such as machines, hardware or tools, but may also relate to broader topics such as systems, methods of organization and techniques. The term can be applied generally or in specific areas. The human race has begun to use technology by transforming rich natural resources into simple tools. The prehistoric dis...

Robotic Sensors In order for a robot to work independently, regardless of the level of independence, he must be "conscious" of himself and his surroundings. More precisely, the robot must be able to measure its own position and speed as well as measure different sizes in the working environment, thus gaining an outline of the outer space. Different measuring devices and systems that the robot receives information about themselves and the environment are called sensors. Today, there are angular and transverse displacement devices, different touch sensors, distance measuring devices, acceleration accelerators, etc. The special class of sensor systems are visual systems, which are already in use today. Since robots are expected to be exceptional independence in the future, this is a necessary prerequisite for significant advances in sensor technology such as, for example, sensing contact with the ability to determine smoothness and surface softness, three-dimensional vision,...

Humanoid robots  A humanoid robot is a sophisticated machine, more specifically a robot whose construction is modeled on the human form. Often the positions of the joints and the movements of a humanoid robot are inspired by human joint positions and movements. Among other things, a humanoid robot usually runs on two legs. A form of the humanoid robot that is particularly similar in appearance and behavior to humans is the android. Design can be for functional reasons, such as interaction with human tools and the environment, for experimental reasons, such as a study of locomotive (moving) systems or for other reasons.Researchers study the human body structure and behavior (biomechanics) to build humanoid robots. On the other side, the attempt to simulate the human body leads to a better understanding of it.It has been suggested that very advanced robotics will facilitate the enhancement of ordinary humans. See transhumanism. Besides the research, humanoid robots are bei...

Industrial robots  An industrial robot (IR, also: industrial manipulator) is a universal, programmable machine for handling, assembly or processing of workpieces. It is used for manufucture. These robots are designed for use in industrial environments (eg automotive production). They belong to the mechanical engineering discipline of automation technology. The industrial robot generally consists of the manipulator (robot arm), the controller and an effector (tool, gripper, etc.). Often robots are also equipped with different sensors. Once programmed, the machine is able to perform a workflow autonomously, or to vary the execution of the task, depending on sensor information. Industrial robots are supplied in different designs and from different manufacturers. They are usually purchased as a standardized basic device and adapted to their respective task with application-specific tools. Types of industrial robots: Parallel (delta) robots Configuration of parallel o...

ROBOTS Robot is a device for helping people in everyday life who carries out tasks instead of man. Robotics is a science that deals with robots.   Many robots are made to look like humans,but many of them don't take that form .Just like : industrial robot on the left , and ASIMO (2002) human looking robot on the right.  Robotics are the most widely used in the automotive industry today and its biggest centers are in Japan, China, America and Europe.    The word robot originates in the Czech language, and the first mention of it is the Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play (R. U.R.) in 1920. Industrial looking robot.In America in 1958, and later in the Soviet Union, the first Scart and Maas robots were compiled.                                                                          ...