Robots of the Future
Moving Fordward
Ideas of the Future
Heading back to the past
- 250 B.C-------Ctesibius, an ancient Greek engineer and mathematician, invented a water clock which was the most accurate for nearly 2000 years.
- 1898-----------The dirst radoi-controlled submersible boat was invented by Nikola Tesla.
- 1921-----------The term "Robot" was coined by Karel Capek in the play "Rossums Universal Robots"
- 1954-----------The first silicon transistore was produced by texas instruments.
- 1957-----------Launch of the first artificial Satellite, sputnik 1.
- 1965-----------First UnRobot installed at General Motors, used for die casting and spot welding.
- 1969-----------The Apollo 11 mission, puts the first man on the moon. Landing was made inside the Lunar Module "Eagle".
- 1975-----------The space probes vicking 1 and 2 were launched each with an articulated robot arm.
- 1988-----------SCAMP designed as the first robot pet with emotions.
- 1998-----------Lego enters the robotics market with its first version of Lego Mindstorm.
- 2000-----------Honda unviels ASIMO, the first non-prototype release of its humanoid robot.
- 2010-----------NASA and the General Motors join forces to develop Robonaunt-2, the new version of NASA's humanoid robot astronaut.
Robots
ASIMO
A ASIMO is a humanoid robot. In the past Honda engineers set out to create these robots so they can walk like a human. Now they can walk on uneven slopes and surfaces, turn smoothly, climb stairs, and reach for and grasp objects. Also they comprehend and respond to simple voice commands. Plus, they have the ability to recognise the face of a select group of individuals. In the picture the ASIMO is serving coffee.
Robonaunt-2
Robonaut-2 is a humanoid robot comprised of a torso, two dexterous manipulating arms and a head fitted with a vision system. Each arm is capable of lifting 20lb weights, which can moved away from the robot while maintaining balance. NASA and General Motors have joined forces to develop a new version of NASA's humanoid robot astronaut. Robonaut-2 or R2, was first demonstrated to the public on 4th February 2010. The aim of the Robonaut project is to investigate technologies that can be used in space exploration to help and improve safety for astronauts. Watch the video bellow to watch more.
RT-2
RT-1 is a self contained, fully automated Robotic Torso, designed and built by Elumotion to provide a robotic platform based on human anatomy. RT-1 is a highly articulated manipulating platform and includes novel dexterous hands that allow emulation of human gesturing.