Monday, March 29, 2010

Artificially Intelligent Robots and the Future of Robotic Assistants

Many science fiction movies and genres have pitted man against machine in a potential eventuality of a future conflict. But does that really make sense, as we will be designing our robots with artificial intelligence to serve mankind. Some point to the military advances in robotic warfare and the potentially damaging turn for the worse of these technologies. Others are designing companion robots to help man around the house. So far most of these intelligent type machines do little more than mow the lawn, sweep the pool or vacuum the house.

Although it does not take a rocket scientist or brilliant futurist to see there is much more to this future than robotics relinquished to basic household choirs and domestic work. Actually there are some contests for huge sums of money on the internet for the first fully autonomous android robotic humanoid. Indeed, I have seen these contests and I very much like them, and they are about as far from the current High School contests that we read about in our newspapers. Perhaps you have had some thoughts on our robotic future, as I have had some thoughts on this recently and have been thinking on them sense. Here are some thoughts of prior;

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Calling all robotic engineers, future scientists and superstars. Here is a company which specializes in our artificially intelligent robotic future, with some big bucks to see it through, as in millions of dollars for you, that is if you can make this current dream a realistic reality;

http://www.Roboprize.com

If you are up for the challenge then indeed there is no bigger challenge, no grander technology or difficult solution than redesigning a mechanical thinking robotic humanoid. Consider this in 2006.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

What Can a Robot Do for You?

We were supposed to be in the robotic age by now. There are robots in many factories, but we don’t see them much when we stroll around the mall. I haven’t seen one robot out shopping for its master. Have you?

I haven’t seen a robot drive a car down the highway. If there was such a robot, I would want one. Then I could sit in the back of my conversion van and watch television or a VCR tape like Sahara starring Humphrey Bogart.

No robot cleans my house beeping me to raise my feet. No robot cooks me lunch. No robot brings me my graham crackers and milk. My wife still does all of that.

Shoveling snow should be a snap for a robot. My local hardware store is fresh out.

At Christmas time we usually see a robot at Radio Shack. It can move a round but not do much useful. I haven’t been able to buy a robot to polish my car. (Actually, I never polish my car either. I think the dirt forms a protective layer.)

I went to the Robot Store to see what was available http://www.robotstore.com/catalog/list.asp?cid=61.

There I found that I could buy a robotic bug for about fifty bucks.

I considered the CYBUG Scarab Artificial Lifeform Kit #3-466. If I bought two bugs I could add the CYBUG Predator/Prey Instinct Add-on Kit #3-501 for about thirty-three bucks. My total would be $132.85. Now I would have hunter and hunted action.

I decided to take a look at the butterflies. I could get a Monarch, a Swallowtail, or a Ulysses for thirty bucks.

Then the queen ant caught my eye. You can buy a set of solar wings for her. The total would be about seventy bucks.

The inch-worm robot (which everybody loves) cost one hundred eighty bucks. Pretty pricey for something you’re going to squish if you step on it.

Honda has a humanoid robot. See this handsome critter at http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/. There is a lot of stuff on this site but it was slow. I didn’t see much of what was offered.

I learned at http://world.honda.com/news/2006/c060126ASIMO/ that “ASIMO made a guest appearance at this year’s Digital Lifestyle Day (DLD06) in Munich, Germany, on January 23 - 24. DLD06 is one of Europe’s most influential technology forums and is organized by Hubert Burda Media.”

ASIMO gets around.

You can learn ASIMO’s capabilities at [http://asimo.honda.com/docs/News/newsarticle_0048.asp]. He can hold your hand and walk along your side. He now has a basket to put stuff in. You can watch him climb stairs and do other things at [http://asimo.honda.com/inside_asimo_movies.asp].

I’ve decided to make an appointment with ASIMO so I could chat with him (or it or her). I sent an email to him at Honda.com. I got an immediate answer that said,
”Hi! I’m not in right now. It’s time for my hot bath and polish. Please contact me later.” It was signed, “Your faithful robot, ASIMO.”

Well, people are serving ASIMO and not the opposite. I’ll check back in a year or two.

The End

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Prostheses and Robotic Haptic Gloves Technology - Rethink and Innovation

There has been incredible and rapid advancement in medical prostheses and haptic robotic arms and gloves. These systems have pressure sensors and can pick up a win glass or an egg without breaking it. How is that possible you ask? Well, this science has come a long way and with each new application scientists are working to overcome challenges.

Now then, what if we did a total rethink of the haptic gloveswith the pressure sensors and what if we put the pressure sensors on the inside of the glove? What could we use these for? If we switch the haptic pressure sensors to the inside of the glove and put that glove on a human hand we would know the force at which the hand applied to a motion. Perhaps, using one of JS Callahan's innovations with LEDs.

Next, we put LED lights on the outside of the glove, we can record the movements on an optical capture device. Why? Well, how about for use in Sign Language optical recognition, to help people who cannot hear? This way an optical reader would have very little errors when reading sign language and could then go from Sign Language to Speech or from Sign Language to Text very easily improving the recognition for the AI software.

Right now the current systems for sign language are okay, but we could really make them better? And why not use this great technology that we already have to make life a little easier for the entire humanity. Perhaps, a crack robotics team somewhere like MIT could make this happen in their spare time? Think on this.

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Robotic Surgery is the Future of Health Care

In today's world of advanced technology, we are finally making huge strides when it comes to the medical field. The latest and most innovative technology that is found in the medical field today is simply put: robots. More and more are we seeing robots that are assisting the surgeon in the operating room. These robots will help many patients throughout the years, especially as the technology is perfected and upgraded.

Imagine that you have just discovered that you have prostate cancer. The mere thought of having this disease is daunting, let alone having to face a surgery as well. If you find yourself having to have all or part of your prostate removed the doctor will probably recommend that you have a robotic prostatectomy. This procedure will drastically reduce the amount of recovery time that is usually associated with any surgery involving the prostate.

Another major area where robots are highly used is for heart surgery. Although the technology for performing robotic heart surgery is expensive and difficult to find, the overall results being seen from the use of a robot during heart surgery are so great that we should see this technology become more accessible over the next several years. The use of a robot for heart surgery results in a less invasive procedure which in turn provides a quicker recovery time as well.

Hysterectomies are the second most common surgery that is performed each year. Hundreds of thousands of women require the removal of their uterus for a variety of reasons. Women might have this procedure due to uncontrollable bleeding or for cancer as well. More and more hysterectomies are being performed by the assistance of a robot. The use of a robot to perform a hysterectomy is highly beneficial to each patient. As with the prostatectomy and heart surgery, a hysterectomy performed by a robot also results in a less invasive procedure with shorter recovery times. Another benefit for most women is that they will also see less scarring as a result of the procedure. There are many hospitals in IL that provide this robotic procedure.

So if you find yourself needing a surgical procedure, perhaps you should discuss the options of a robotic surgery with your doctor. You should also keep in mind that not everybody is a candidate for robotic surgery and it may not be available in some areas. Robotic surgery is still generally new and will take several years for the procedures to catch on. Once the technology becomes more common and less expensive the surgeries should be available to just about anyone.

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