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Evolution of Robots and Laws of Robotics

ICSE · Class 9 · Robotics & Artificial Intelligence

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Topics in Evolution of Robots and Laws of Robotics

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History of Robotics

  • Aristotle made a famous quote in 320 BC about tools that could work on their own without slaves or apprentices.
  • Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot around 1495.
  • Jacques de Vaucanson built the first biomechanical automaton on record in 1737, called the Flute Player, which played 12 songs.
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Generations of Robots

  • First-generation robots are basic mechanical arms that perform repeated actions with high speed and accuracy.
  • First-generation robots are open-loop systems because they do not have environmental awareness or feedback.
  • First-generation robots are also listed as manipulator robots in many bibliographies.
3

What Is Robotics?

  • Robotics is the field that studies the creation, design, production, and use of robots.
  • Robotics also includes control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
  • A robot is made up of sensors, actuators, a brain called a microprocessor, and communication tools.
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Three Laws of Robotics

  • Isaac Asimov created the Three Laws of Robotics as rules for robot behavior in fiction.
  • The first law says a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
  • The second law says a robot must obey human orders except where such orders conflict with the first law.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Evolution of robots and the laws of robotics

Early ideas of self-operating toolsEarly robot design and automataOrigin of the word robotRobot development across decadesGenerations of robotsFirst generation robotsSecond generation robotsThird generation robots

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