Robotics of the Present Era
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Robot comes from the Czech word “robota”
which means “forced work or labor.” We use the word “Robot” today to mean any
man-made machine that can perform work or other actions normally performed by
humans, either automatically or by remote control.
Something feels different in these past
couple of years. It suddenly feels like we’re now sharing our plant, our home
with a new species of our own creation. Research says that 2017 was the year
that the robots really, truly arrived. They escaped factories and took over
cities to deliver food. Self-driving cars swarmed the streets. The machines are
not on their way anymore. They are here! This is an exciting time in human
history. Or is it?
It comes down to the question of what a robot really is. Technically, a robot
is just a machine that senses things and acts. We have robots that look like
things, robots that look like robots and robots that look like people. Every
new car is a robot, but we usually just call them cars. While science fiction
has often portrayed robots as androids carrying out tasks in the same way as
humans, the reality is that robots take much more specialized forms. Right now,
all over the world, robots are performing thousands of tasks. As machines increasingly
sense what’s going on and act on their own, robots are blending into the world
of humans, a robotics group leader says.
AI and machine learning systems have been
making our personal lives easier for longer than you might realize. Typing the
beginning of a query into Google and seeing the remainder of the question
automatically populate is a product of machine learning. Or watch as Google
Maps suggests an alternative, faster driving route based on real-time traffic
speeds using anonymized location data from thousands of smartphones. Voice
recognition systems such as Siri are also examples of AI that uses machine
learning to get better at imitating human interaction. When we withdraw money
from our bank, using an automatic teller, it is a robot that helps us.
Another kind of robot is about to become a
much bigger part of our world: the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone.
Drones, like many other robotic technologies, go hand in hand with photonics.
Where drones go, cameras, sensors and imaging technology can go.
Sophia, the human robot, built by Hanson
Robotics, was given citizenship in Saudi Ariba in October 2017. Sophia is a
celebrity in her own right, appearing on shows like The Tonight Show with Jimmy
Fallon. She was interviewed by Khaleej Time sand expressed interest in starting
a family in the future, even going as far to say she’d name her daughter after
herself. Not long after, she announced plans to start a crowdfund for her AI,
called Singularity NET.
Although robots are a fascinating creation
by man, it is not long until they take over and supersede man in every field.
In fact, it has already begun, robots have made a strong presence taking
automation to a new level of innovation.