Transcript I, Robot
Robotics Basics RAFTSTEM 2014 - 2016 Be part of the equation -- STEM STEM impacts how we live • • • • • • What we eat How we move from place to place Where we live How we communicate with each other How we learn What we do with our time What about robotics? • What do you think when you hear the word “robot?” • What do you already know about robots? • How do robots affect the way we live? • How have robots influenced business productivity? March of the machines History of robotics – 1921 • Czeck writer Karel Capek introduced the word “Robot” – play called “R.U.R.” (Rossuum’s Universal Robots) – comes from Czeck word “robota” meaning “compulsory labor” Robotics • First use of the term “robotics” was by Isaac Asimov in the short story Liar! • First published in 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction • Later included as a chapter in 1950 publication I, Robot Robot defined • A robot is a mechanical or virtual device capable of action • Usually the term refers to a machine that has an electrical control system guided by computer programming • Virtual robots are usually referred to as “bots” Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Related to robotics • The study and design of intelligent agents • Term originated with John McCarthy in 1955 • Defined as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines” • Field of research since 1956 conference at Dartmouth College Robotics + AI • The combination of robots and artificial intelligence creates new challenges • By definition a robot is programmed • What happens when robots can build other robots and they “learn” by themselves? • Some claim this would be a “cyborg” or cybernetic organism rather than a robot • Intelligent machine capability is doubling about every 18 months Looking to the future • What would happen if robots become smarter than humans? • How you feel about riding in a car that drives itself? • How many people would lose their jobs if all trucks, buses, cars, and trains drove themselves? • Compare how “smart” you are if you are on your own as compared to being able to look things up on the Internet • The Internet is part of the AI “brain”