BBC DOCUMENTARY 2015 | The Rising of the Robot Discovery Channel Science...
BBC DOCUMENTARY 2015 | The Rising of the Robot Discovery Channel Full Documentary HD 2015
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A
robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, usually an
electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or
electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and
range from humanoids such as Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative
Mobility (ASIMO) and TOSY's TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot (TOPIO) to
industrial robots, collectively programmed swarm robots, and even
microscopic nano robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or
automating movements, a robot may convey a sense of intelligence or
thought of its own.
The branch of technology that deals with the
design, construction, operation, and application of robots,[2] as well
as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information
processing is robotics. These technologies deal with automated machines
that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or
manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior,
and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature
contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics. These robots have
also created a newer branch of robotics: Soft robotics.
From the
time of ancient civilization there have been many accounts of
user-configurable automated devices and even automata resembling animals
and humans, designed primarily as entertainment. As mechanical
techniques developed through the Industrial age, there appeared more
practical applications such as automated machines, remote-control and
wireless remote-control.
The word 'robot' was first used to
denote fictional humanoid in a 1921 play R.U.R. by the Czech writer,
Karel Čapek. Electronics evolved into the driving force of development
with the advent of the first electronic autonomous robots created by
William Grey Walter in Bristol, England in 1948. The first digital and
programmable robot was invented by George Devol in 1954 and was named
the Unimate. It was sold to General Motors in 1961 where it was used to
lift pieces of hot metal from die casting machines at the Inland Fisher
Guide Plant in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New
Jersey.[3]
Robots have replaced humans[4] in the assistance of
performing those repetitive and dangerous tasks which humans prefer not
to do, or are unable to do due to size limitations, or even those such
as in outer space or at the bottom of the sea where humans could not
survive the extreme environments.
There are concerns about the
increasing use of robots and their role in society. Robots are blamed
for rising unemployment as they replace workers in increasing numbers of
functions.[5] The use of robots in military combat raises ethical
concerns. The possibilities of robot autonomy and potential
repercussions have been addressed in fiction and may be a realistic
concern in the future.
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A
robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, usually an
electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or
electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and
range from humanoids such as Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative
Mobility (ASIMO) and TOSY's TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot (TOPIO) to
industrial robots, collectively programmed swarm robots, and even
microscopic nano robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or
automating movements, a robot may convey a sense of intelligence or
thought of its own.
The branch of technology that deals with the
design, construction, operation, and application of robots,[2] as well
as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information
processing is robotics. These technologies deal with automated machines
that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or
manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior,
and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature
contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics. These robots have
also created a newer branch of robotics: Soft robotics.
From the
time of ancient civilization there have been many accounts of
user-configurable automated devices and even automata resembling animals
and humans, designed primarily as entertainment. As mechanical
techniques developed through the Industrial age, there appeared more
practical applications such as automated machines, remote-control and
wireless remote-control.
The word 'robot' was first used to
denote fictional humanoid in a 1921 play R.U.R. by the Czech writer,
Karel Čapek. Electronics evolved into the driving force of development
with the advent of the first electronic autonomous robots created by
William Grey Walter in Bristol, England in 1948. The first digital and
programmable robot was invented by George Devol in 1954 and was named
the Unimate. It was sold to General Motors in 1961 where it was used to
lift pieces of hot metal from die casting machines at the Inland Fisher
Guide Plant in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New
Jersey.[3]
Robots have replaced humans[4] in the assistance of
performing those repetitive and dangerous tasks which humans prefer not
to do, or are unable to do due to size limitations, or even those such
as in outer space or at the bottom of the sea where humans could not
survive the extreme environments.
There are concerns about the
increasing use of robots and their role in society. Robots are blamed
for rising unemployment as they replace workers in increasing numbers of
functions.[5] The use of robots in military combat raises ethical
concerns. The possibilities of robot autonomy and potential
repercussions have been addressed in fiction and may be a realistic
concern in the future.
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