The younger generation relationships: I and my robot After decades of development and experience summary, household robots has

finally become a mainstream R & D of the U.S. robotics industry. Charlie, Dennis Hong, Virginia Tech University Professor, and he developed Cool Gadgets---robots. Charlie is a great helper of the USA's first humanoid robot able to walk upright, or housework. The near future, came home from work every day, you might see such a scene: open house is the living room to use in a robot vacuum cleaner, another robot cleaning the kitchen floor, a laundry. At this time, the robot butler came to report to you the day's work. It also asked the master dinner to eat, and play your favorite music. For decades, people have been looking forward to this scenario become a reality as soon as possible. All the rage in 1962 cartoon "The Jetsons" (the stuff of The Jetsons) which will have a nanny robot Rosie (Rosie). Unfortunately, so far, this expectation has not yet been achieved, especially in the simulation robot skeptical, the United States. A series of good news, such as the rise of open source robotics efforts to support the Government's growing wider, and the widespread dissemination of the media, is this autonomy family gradually into reality. Dennis Hong, Dennis Hong, Virginia Polytechnic University and a professor of mechanical engineering, he led the Engineering Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) to the robot industry breakthrough revolution. The past seven years, the lab have developed a more than 20 kinds of robots. The image of the robot to mimic a variety of organisms, such as snakes, spiders, and even the movie Iron Man. Hung himself wide range of interests, like magic. He invented robots that crawl on the rocks, you can climb the pole, keystrokes, to introduce themselves, also play football?? Cool stuff to win the audience bursts of screaming. Hung was invited to attend the California Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference (TEDconference), a guest at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Discovery Channel. However, a few years ago, the flood simulation robot program almost stillborn. Since the 1960s and 1970s after the launch of the first commercial robot, the U.S. government began to reduce the robot R & D support. Manufacturing Rossi as the nanny robot hardware and software has not yet appeared. Therefore, the first two years, joined the Virginia Polytechnic University, Hung proposed robot and external R & D proposal - was rejected. In 2006, a study sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation (National Science Foundation) found that Americans awkward fact: the United States in the field of simulation robot has been significantly behind in some Asian countries. Hung the opportunity to, and he continues to win the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. National Science Foundation and the Naval Research Board (Officeof Naval Research) robot-funded research and development topics, totaled $ 5,000,000. Demographic and social changes of life are also driving the development of the robotics industry.

Angel (Colin Angle) is sweeping the manufacturer of the robot Roomba iRobot CEO, he believes that with the growing home care and health expectations, the robot will become an industry full of opportunities. "This is a progressive industry, a growing number of business solutions in the start, an endless stream of new ideas and concepts." Angell said. The emergence of open-source platform to allow more innovative to enter, leading to breakthroughs in the robotics industry. IRobot design can be customized AVA robot, the Tablet PC as the brain, the body-wheel drive iRobot as a development platform allows developers to create new features, like the Linux computer operating system that AVA robot can use Google's Andrews (Android) operating system, you can use the iPad as a control brain. In his judgment that the robots in the home security and medical warning device market has much to offer robot application platform to achieve personalization features. The AVA robot offers a wide range of uses to large-scale community. " PR2 is a life-size robot developed by Liu the library company (WillowGarage,) in Silicon Valley in 2010. PR2 robots installed two forelimbs and the wheels of ROS open source software, the latter in 2007, the company began to provide free open source operating system for robots. Institutions worldwide, the company has donated 11 PR2 robot, sold five units. The company hopes to encourage the development of robot applications. Earlier, the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has developed a set of applications, so that the robot can stack socks and towels. Liu library CEO the Ka Jinsi (SteveCousins) believe that the robot industry will appear similar to the rapid development of the PC industry, he said: "in the late 1970s, the establishment of the Homebrew Computer Club (the Homebrew Computer Club), is Homebrew Robotics Club (the Homebrew RoboticsClub) era. "future PR2 machine that people can engage in services and home care industry. Hung led Virginia laboratory has recently designed a 0.46-meter-high humanoid robot, the robot uses the standard accessories can be installed in a few days. It includes a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor, a gyroscope and a fixing accelerator, and a 2-megapixel camera object recognition. A ready-made robot is priced at U.S. $ 12,000, compared to much cheaper than the cost of R & D robot. (Liu library the PR2 robot priced between $ 28 million to 40 million.) There is a robot named DARwIn-OP, its name meaning of open-source robot for intelligent simulation. The U.S. National Science Foundation provided funding of $ 1.2 million, jointly designed by several universities in the United States, the joint team has created 35 DARwIn robot, provided to 14 agencies institutions, including an Indian secondary school. These institutions by the open-source system of artificial intelligence, robotics, imaging and linguistics, you can also communicate with other teams through online forum and annual refresher. And an earlier version of DARwIn robot (a total of six) different, anyone can buy or assemble the new robot DARwIn-OP - if they feat. South Korea Robotis is currently selling the robot parts, the flood of students in the design with graphic installation manual.

University of Pennsylvania (University of Pennsylvania) by improve DARwIn robot motion model algorithm to road speed improve by 30%; also designed an additional grip with motor, able to pick up and throw the ball. Once DARwIn robot installation manual and useful open-source design began to take root, can develop a larger body of the robot, without modification to make it to climb stairs, light fixtures and more advanced movements. Charlie is RoMeLa larger size robot developed in the laboratory, 1.52 meters tall, it looks like Iron Man and the NS-5 (sci-fi movie "I, Robot I, Robot] intelligent robots) mixture. Charlie is a humanoid robot with cognitive learning ability, and March last year, when Charlie taking the initial steps, it was hailed as the first humanoid robot to walk independently. Scientists are working to develop more compact, safe and cheaper robots so that they can engage in domestic work and care for the elderly and people with disabilities. China Electronics Wholesale, there is a strong the cousin SAFFiR, the meaning of their name is on board fire fighting robot. U.S. Navy has invested $ 2.6 million of R & D funding for this robot is expected to developed in 2013. SAFFiR the joint using a new type of linear actuator, replacing the traditional rotating device, The robot has a more human-like action, like people, through the narrow board channel to carry the high-tech fire extinguisher. SAFFiR robot also has a waterproof, so if you can afford, it can wash bowl or clean up the basement of the water.