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Introduction to robotics
Robot Master Team
Content• What is a robot?
• Techniques in robotics
What is a robot? - History
• Aristoteles– ca. 2300 years ago
• Leonardo da Vinci – 500 years ago
• Karakuri dolls – 300 years ago
What is a robot? - History
Electronic Hardware
• Electronic computer – 1940s
What is a robot? - History
Electronic Hardware
• Electronic computer – 1940s
• Miniaturisation and IC development
• Moore law
What is a robot? - History
Electronic Hardware
• Electronic computer – 1940-2010
• Miniaturisation and IC development
• Moore law
• Same Processing Power in 1975 and 2010
IBM System/360 & I-Phone
What is a robot? - History
Software
• Electronic computer – 1940-2010
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What is a robot?
Software
• Electronic computer – today
• Software = Statistical Learning
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What is a robot?
Software
• Electronic computer – tomorrow
• Software = Artificial Intelligence
• Ability to process Information
1. perceiverich, complex and subtle information
2. learnwithin an environment
3. abstractto create new meanings
4. reasonto plan and to decide
What is a robot? - History
Mechatronics
• First industrial robots
Unimate, 1961,
66 installations
A mechanical device that is automatically controlled, to be programmed to perform different applications, several degrees of freedom, and the ability to use an arm with different tooling..
What is a robot? - History
Developments
• Soft robotics
• Simplicity
• Safe for humans & environment
• EU - Civil law Rules on Robotics
What is a robot? - Sense, Learn, Act
Today
• Sense
• Sensors
• Learn
• Software
• Act
• Motors
What is a robot? - Sense, AI, Act
Tomorrow
• Sense
• Sensors
• Learning, Abstracting & Reasoning
• AI Software
• Act
• Motor, ..Perceiving
Learning Abstracting
ReasoningActing
• What is a robot?
• Robotic technologies
• Overview
• Vision
• Learning
• Safe robots
• Exoskeletons
Content
Robotic technologies – Overview
Robotic technologies – Vision
• 3D vision
• - Kinect
Robotic technologies – Learning
• Simulating the human brain
Robotic technologies – Learning
• Edges
• Shapes
• Objects
Robotic technologies – Learning
• Annotated data is needed
• Training
• Big data sets
• Computing power
Robotic technologies – Safe robotics
• Collaberative robots
• Cannot harm a human
• External safety measures
• Creating a safe zone
• Sensing before impact
• Skin around a robot
Robotic technologies – Exoskeletons
• Active
• Tethered
• Free
• Passive
• Lower back support
• Static support
Robots:
Productivity
24/7
Control
Ergonomics
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