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Current Uses of Robots Current uses of robots You are at Topic Wiki - Robots -> Current uses of robots Contents team7a:Telerobots ------- team7a:Applications -------team7a:Recent Uses -------team7a:Examples #Domestic robots ------- team7a:Examples #Military robots ------- team7a:Applications ------- team7a:Examples #Medical robots ------- team7a:Applications ------- team7a:Popular medical robots in use ------- #Advantages of medical robots ------- #Disadvantages of medical robots #Industrial robots ------- team7a:Applications ------- team7a:Industrial robots manufacturers #Consumer robots ------- team7a:Examples team7a:Useful links Robots Wiki Main History of robots - Chronology of key events - Notable figures contributing to robot development Current uses of robots Future advancements of robots - Human interaction - Fully autonomous vehicles - Space exploration - Swarm robotics Ethical issues involved in the usage of robots - Human replacement issues - Safety issues - Social rights - Rights under law team7a:Telerobots This is a robot that has a combination of teleoperations and automatic control. They are robots that can be controlled from a distance using wireless connections such as: Wi-Fi Bluetooth The Deep Space Network Tethered connection The Internet Teleoperations and Telepresence are the major subfields of Telerobots. Teleoperations means "doing work at a distance" while Telepresence means "feeling like you are somewhere else". This means that one can operate the robot even if one is far away from the robot. Thus, they are considered more capable robots than any other robots available as they can perform a larger class of tasks. Thus, the advantages of these robots are magnified and the limitations are minimised, as the right cooperative mix of human and automated agents for any given set of missions. They are useful in semi-structured to unstructured environment. Applications Space exploration Biomedical areas Hazardous area exploration The leader in this field is NASA. As they look to more distant stars, they need the help of Telerobots. They have been developing Telerobots that can conquer the many potential problems that the Telerobots can face in the space. Such development has extended to the usage of Telerobots under the water. There are two different types of Telerobots that have been useful for NASA; namely free-flying and platform attached Telerobots. 1 Recent uses Mars Exploration Rovers Hubble Space Telescope Remotely operated Vehicles (ROV), this has been used to explore the wreck of the Titanic Minimally invasive surgical systems - a surgeon can work inside the body through tiny holes just big enough for the manipulator, with no need to open up the chest cavity to allow hands inside. 2 Examples MILO In October 2004 RoboDynamics introduced MILO at the first annual RoboNexus conference in Santa Clara. MILO is a 3.5 foot tall Telepresence robot featuring an onboard PC and running Windows XP Pro and the RoboDynamics Platform SDK (RDP SDK). The RDP SDK is a robust real-time platform for distributed processing of various robotic tasks across local and wide area networks - enabling developers to create various telepresence applications that take advantage of Internet and other types of TCP/UDP networks. Find out more! Roomba Tools and Accessories In January 2006 in collaboration with iRobot Corporation RoboDynamics launched RoombaDevTools.com, a comprehensive web resource for hacking and developing for the iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner platform. RoombaDevTools.com contains information, forums, galleries, software, and products for Roomba developers. It allows developers and hackers to use Roomba as a mobile robotic platform by creating software and hardware application - in the form of Accessories for the Roobma. The website carries products from RoboDynamics as well as other vendors. 2 team7a:Domestic robots A domestic robot is a robot used for household chores. Thus far, there are only a few limited models; There are different types and classes: 1. Low level: a basic home robot is any robot that can be used at home, including the entertainment robots, like AIBO((Artificial Intelligence roBOt), which is a electronic pet. 2. Care and chore robots: used for household chores. 3. The highest level robot is the domobot(domestic robot): used for household chores, autonomous and connected to a WiFi home network or smart environment. Examples Low Level: Toy robots include o Sony's Aibo, a robot pet dog also used by many universities in the RoboCup autonomous soccer competition o Robosapien, a small humanoid remote controlled robot Care and chore robots: Robotic mop: Scooba (by iRobot) Robotic vacuum cleaners: CleanMate (by Infinuvo) IClebo (by Yujin Robot) Koolvac (by Koolatron) Orazio (by Zuchetti) Ottoro (by Hanool robotics) Roomba (by iRobot Roomba Ironing clothes: Dressman (by Siemens AG). Driron (by Fagor). Robotic lawnmowers: RoboMower (by Friendly Robotics) The Husqvarna Automower Ambrogio by Zucchetti Husqvarna Automower Robots whose main object is social interaction (partner robots) include: Wakamaru (like the one below), a humanoid robot designed to provide company for the elderly and less mobile people, made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on sale from 2005 Paro, a robot baby seal intended to provide comfort to nursing home patients PaPeRo, a robot designed by NEC to study robot-human interaction. Wakamaru Domobot: Transport is the main element in the domestic robotic system, (i.e. moving glasses from the table to the dishwasher): In 2006 Sharp said it has developed a humanoid robot that clears dishes from the table and puts them into a dishwasher. The robot (measuring 95x50x45cm) opens the door of the dishwasher, takes hold of cups,bowls and plates and places them in the dishwasher. It can also recognise plastic and ceramic objects. 3 team7a:Military robots They are robots that are independent or remote-controlled machines designed just for military purposes. Military robots have been used since World War II and the Cold War in the form of Goliath tracked mines and the Soviet teletanks, though their uses were really limited as the machines can only do little or mundane tasks. Now, military robots are the advanced kinds as military contractors in the USA are developing independent robot soldiers. However, most of these robots look more like army tanks than soldiers. Applications Dispose of dangerous explosive by All Purpose Remote Transport System (ARTS) Disarm or detonate Explosive Fire Fighting in fires that occurs at industrial plants MAARSTM Robots4 , for distance attacking the enemies *Dragon Runner Field Transformable SUGV*5 can do under vehicle inspection Packbot from iRobot company Talon Robots as used in the Iraq warfare6 FCS UGV Soldier COBRA Dragon Runner MATILDA MPRS - Man Portable Robotic System MTRS - Man Transportable Robotic System ODS SMR - Small Mobile Robot T3 URBOT FCS UGV Mule Gladiator MDARS RCSS - Robotic Combat Support System REDCAR RONS - Remote Ordnance Neutralization System SARGE FCS UGV Armed Recon Vehicle ARTS - All-purpose Remote Transport System CAT - Crew-integration and Automation Testbed COUGAR XUV - Experimental Unmanned Vehicle Robotic Follower AOE - Automated Ordnance Excavator CRS - Common Robotic System Panther - M60 Panther II - M1 Examples ARTS, equipped with a Harley Box Rake, begins explosive-ordnance disposal activities. Many soldiers felt the power of these machines as these robots have been able to be a super help in various military fields. This can be seen from the email excerpt below: I have to give a big 'atta boy' to the TALON. I'm not gonna give too many details on the incident, but let's just say the TALON can handle falling off a bridge after a bomb blast and can swim in the rivers... Talon just saved my butt on a huge secondary car bomb down the road from the primary IED. If we didn't send TALON down range we wouldn't be here today. We lost the robot but saved ourself. As we can see, there are many practical advantages to having these military machines around. This led to Project Alpha, a U.S. Joint Forces Command rapid idea analysis group to focus on the concept of developing and employing robots with more capabilities. They are thinking of ways to conjure up robots that can replace humans to be used in the battlefield. team7a:Medical robots They are the machines that are becoming exponentially smarter as the future hurtles forth at a breakneck speed. These robots can perform, or at least assist, doctors and nurses in the complicated and delicate filed of surgery. Some of these robots can perform drug testing and analysis at speeds that was impossible before. Applications General Surgery Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiology and Electrophysiology Gastrointestinal surgery Gynecology Neurosurgery Orthopedics Pediatrics Radiosurgery Urology Find out more! Popular Medical Robots in use Da Vinci Robot It has three arms; one carrying a pair of miniature cameras to produce a 3D image of inside the patient's body, which the surgeon views on a monitor, and the other two which perform the operation through tiny incisions only eight millimeters across.7 Da Vinci Robodoc It has robotic arm that is equipped with a high-speed drill, mostly used for orthopaedic operations. The robot mills cavities for hip implants, removes bone cement for revision surgeries, and planes the femoral and tibia surfaces for knee-implants.8 Robot Injection Device The robot finds the patient's vein by gently prodding parts of the arm and by recording the forces of the rebounding tissue. Once it has found the veins, the robot displays their location on a screen, suggesting the most appropriate place to put the needles in. ZEUS Robotical Surgery System ZEUS has three robotic arms that are mounted on the operating table. One robotic arm is called the Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Positioning Robotic System (AESOP). AESOP is a voice-activated robot used to hold the endoscope. The FDA cleared AESOP to hold and position endoscopes in 1994, and voice activation was added later. ZEUS differs from the da Vinci system in that the AESOP part of ZEUS responds to voice commands. For example, a surgeon might say: "AESOP move right." The positioning arm then would move right until the "stop" command was given.
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