Robotics

Outline

I. The world of robotics includes a wide variety of robots and robotic technology.

A. Did you know that with robotics you can turn a disposable camera into a taser gun?

B. Robotics have become part of the modern age we live in and will see us far into the future.

1. Industrial Robotics

2. Government Robotics

3. Household Robotics

II. Industrial Robotics

A. High Tech Robotics

1. Relations to Government Technology

2. Uses For Medical Purposes

3. Really Small Robots

B. Mass Production

1. Auto Industry

2. Construction

3. Household Applicances

C. Assembly Lines

1. Advantages of Robots vs. Human Assembly Lines

2. Food

3. Electronics

III. Government Technology

A. Surveillence

1. Microrobotics

2. Robotic Insects

3. Microcameras

B. Warfare

1. Fully Armed Robots

2. Technoloigically Advanced Soldiers

3. Robotic Vehicles

C. Security

1. R.F.I.D.’s

2. Robotic Intruder Alert System

3. Mobile Security Robots

IV. Household Robots

A. Domestic Robots

1. Help with Chores

2. Coimputers

3. Companionship

B. Toys

1. Vintage Robots

2. Robotic Animals

3. Robosapians

C. Consumer Robots

1. Household

2. Outdoors

3. In the Neighborhood

V. Conclusion

A. This what is going to make the next century exciting.

B. I see robots becoming more advanced and bigger in all their features.

English 1

March 21, 2008

Robots: Men of the Future

The wide world of robotics includes a diverse variety of robots and technology. In fact, it is possible for anyone to create a taser gun from just a mere disposable camera. Very exciting! Just by screwing two screws into one end of the camera it can create an electric jolt between them. If someone were to boil down the variety of robots into three main categories a person would probably come up with - Industrial robotics, Government technologies, and Household robotics.

Industrial robotics can be used for manufacturing almost anything from an industrial

crane to household products. High tech robotics are something complex and/or very small. The

government is a main benefactor to robotics. It organizes and produces a significant part of the

robotics research and material. Even medicine is getting in on the action with robotic legs

instead of wheelchairs. In 2006, there was a demonstration in Tokyo of the biped robot, WL-

16RIII, as it descended a flight of stairs carrying a student. It can go up and down stairs while

it’s passenger controls its speed and direction. MIT has developed robotic powered prosthetics

that go on the legs. They say that with two of these robotic knees you could climb stairs or hike

up mountains all day, as long as your batteries hold out. Some robots can also be made as small

as, and even smaller, than a grain of rice. For example, nanotechnology deals with the methods

of processing materials on a molecular scale, normally one to 100 billionth of a meter. These are

used in a wide range of industries, such as computer chips, steel, chemicals, cosmetics, textiles

and medicine.

Industries have been using robots for mass production for years, producing vast quantities

of products at a time. The auto industry was one of the first to implement robots in their

manufacturing process. Right now there are about 110,000 full-fledged robots working in

industrial plants in America. Even really big items can be mass produced by robots.

Construction vehicles are part of this category, along with airplanes. Almost every home

appliance is mass produced, most of them enhanced by the use of robotics in their

manufacturing process. The only real drawback seems to be for the workers that lose their jobs

to a faster more efficient way of producing product.

Robotic assembly lines are a quick and cheap way of manufacturing products for the public. Most assembly lines using robotics