The humanoid RoboT

Submitted By:Lalit Garg

3610118CSE-2nd Yr

Outline

What is a Robot? What is Robotics? Robot Types What is a Humanoid? Why Develop Humanoids? History of Humanoid Robots Challenges in Humanoids Humanoid Robot Applications

Outline Contd…

ASIMO : An Intro The Latest Version of ASIMO The Intelligent System Why ASIMO is most intelligent Social Issues

What is Meant By a Robot:

A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming

What is Robotics?

Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots and computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.

Robot Types:

• Mobile Robot•Industrial Robot•Service Robot •Humanoid Robot

What is a Humanoid? Humanoid refers to any being whose body structure

resembles that of a human: head, torso, legs, arms, hands.

But it is also a robot made to resemble a human both in appearance and behavior.

The difference between a robot and android is only skin-deep, looks exactly like humans on the outside, but with internal mechanics of humanoid robot.

Why Develop Humanoids?

They can work in human environment without a need to adapt themselves or to change the environment

It is easier for a human being to interact with a human-like being

Historical Perspective:

• Alexander constructed statues, doors and small mechanical animals that could be animated by water, air and steam pressure

•By the eighteenth century, elaborate mechanical dolls were able to write short phrases, play musical instruments, and perform other simple, life-like acts.

Characteristics of Humanoids Self-maintenance Autonomous learning Avoiding harmful situations to people, property, and itself Safe interacting with human beings and the environment Legged locomotion Arm control and dexterous manipulation

Challenges in Humanoids Bipedal human-like locomotion

Changing model during one/two feet support walking Two legs, two arms, head, torso Complex kinematics and dynamics

Complex real-time control architecture

Humanoid Robot Applications

‘ASIMO’ robot of Honda Company It can walk and climb the

stairs It is 120 cm high and 43 kg

weight It looks like humans It can work like human

beings It has the ability to take

decisions It can use common sense

in the new environment

Latest Version of ‘ASIMO’ on March 23, 2003

Honda has unveiled a new version of its humanoid robot that understands human gestures and movements.

Capable of to following the moves of nearby people

It uses a camera to recognize ten different preprogrammed faces and respond with a vocal welcome

What are Intelligent Systems ?

A System Is Thought To Be Intelligent If It Can Understand And Learn, Solve A Problem, Make Its Own Decisions And Adapt To New Environments

Why ‘ASIMO’ is most intelligent?

It can work as a person like cooking , cleaning, recognize nearby people, understands human gestures and movements etc.

ASIMO can change both its speed and its directions smoothly without having to stop where as the conventional ‘P3’ robot had to stop once before changing its direction.

It can make decision in the new environment It can understand the problem and works accordingly It is used for entertainment as well as other necessary

useful works

Social Issues Related to Humanoids

Plenty of humans already who do not have jobs or good places to live , then why replace with Humanoids

Why not keep humanoids, like calculators, merely as useful gadgetry?

Robots will become super intelligent and rule this world