ROBOTICS: A Brief History

ORIGINS OF "ROBOT" AND "ROBOTICS"

The word "robot" conjures up A variety of images,

from R2D2 and C3PO of star wars fame; to human-
like machines that exist to serve their creators
(perhaps in the form of the cooking and cleaning
Rosie in the popular cartoon series the Jetsons); to
the rover sojourner, which explored the Martian
landscape as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission.

Isaac Asimov first used the word Robot in 1942 in

his short story Runabout."
Definitions of "robot"

"A reprogrammable,
multifunctional device and
manipulator designed to move
material, parts, tools, or
specialized devices through
various programmed motions for
the performance of a variety of
task." -Robot Institute of America,
1979

"Robotics is that field concerned

with the intelligent connection of
perception to action." -Mike Brady
The first modern robots:
George C. Devol invented and patented a reprogrammable
manipulator called "Unimate," from "Universal Automation." For
the next decade, he attempted to sell his product in the industry,
but did not succeed.

In 1958 at the Stanford Research Institute, Charles Rosen led a

research team in developing a robot called "Shakey." Shakey was
far more advanced than the original Unimate, which was designed
for specialized, industrial applications. Shakey could wheel around
the room, observe the scene with his television "eyes," move
across unfamiliar surroundings, and to a certain degree, respond to
his environment.

In the late 1960s, businessman/engineer Joseph Engleberger (later

known as the Father of Robotics) acquired Devol's robot patent and
modified it into an industrial robot. His company Unimation started
to produce and market the robots.
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The first Robot is said to have been

constructed by the Greek mathematician
Archytas in 400BC called "THE PIGEON"
it flew 200 meters and was powered by
Steam.

The word "ROBOT" was coined in 1920,

coming from the czech word ROBOTA
which means "COMPULSORY LABOR. It
first appeared in a play in which Robots
destroy the human race.
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The first computer controlled hand was
developed at MIT in 1961. 18 years later;
a worker at a ford plant was struck and
killed by a Robot arm, marking the first
time a human is killed by a Robot.

The American government spent $570 million on

Robots for manufacturing in 2009. About as much
as the Navy spends annually to power its fleet.

The total value of the world industrial Robot sales is

about $6.2 billion a year, more than service
Robots reached $11 billion. Together, service and
industrial Robots are bigger than porn in America.
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There are 20,000 Service Robots

in the defense industry. Some of
these include surveillance birds,
stealth insects and the ever-creepy
bigdog, a quadruped infantry Robot
that can carry up to 400LBS of
gear.The next most common model
are made to milk cows.
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Of the 1 million service Robots in use around the world
1/4 of Robots are in Japan. Japan hopes to replace 3.5
million workers with Robots by 2025. The fact the Japanese
really love Robots.

HONDA'S ASIMO, one of the most advanced humanoid

Robots ever built, costs about $1 million. It's able to greet
people and embarrass its creators by falling down stairs
repeatedly.

KOREANS love their Robots almost as

much as starcraft, they just opened up
ROBOT LAND cost $600 million to
build Robot aquarium full of fish you
can control, Robot battle stadium,
Cyber Zoo, 360' tall Robot statue,
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Further South Robots aren't so popular...

Australian federal police commissioner, MICK
KEELTY, strongly advocates Future crimes will
be committed by Robots and Cyborgs.

Robo-bees to overcome pollination

problem. The latest robotic invention Mini
drones is designed to transport pollens
from plant to plant.
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