Robotics 2

a) Robots, Android and Cyborg
Define these three above words

b) From Computer Confluence pages 602-604 "The Robot Revolution "
i) Who first used the word "robot" and when?

ii) What are Asimov's three LAws of robotics?

iii) Read this article Can Cyborg Moths Bring Down Terrorists? [Times Online 24 May 2007]

c) Sensors
i) List possible sensors and say where they might be used

ii) Determining situations in which it is more appropriate to use a robot than a human being
In terms of danger, expense, rapidity, boredom?

iii) what are the social impact and ethical considerations regarding the use of robotics in medicine e.g. robotic surgery, computer-controlled prostheses

iv) Read the article 'Birthing robots' training medics in S. Korea [BBC news]

v) Is there a social impact of human interaction with robots e.g. artificial pets, robots for the disabled and elderly
vi) What are the social and economic effects of replacing people with robots in the workplace?
vii) Computer Confluence The Automated Factory pages 428-9
viii) How do we make ethical decisions regarding the use of robots in situations that might endanger human beings?

ix) how reliable are robotic devices, particularly in life-threatening situations

d) Decribe the types of input/output peripherals used in various situations e.g. arms, fingers, voice, wheels
i) where might each of these be used?
ii) what do hydraulic and pneumatic mean?
e) What are reasons why robots are or are not designed as androids with human-like form
i) do they HAVE to look like us?
f) What are the capabilities and limitations of robots (processing power, vision, touch, sound and movement)
-what is the DARPA Grand Challenge?
-Katana
-Artificial hand
-ZAR5
-Humanoid-2
-Robots
-Roboter
-Robots