Microsoft Robotics Studio Lakshman Srikanth Microsoft Student Partner [email_address] http://groups.msn.com/bdotnetstudent

Introduction to Robotics

What is a Robot? Origin of the word Robot The word was coined by Czech novelist Karel Capek in 1920s play called Rossum’s Universal Robots Czech word “robota” – labor, “robotnik” – workman Definition of Robot Webster’s Dictionary An automatic device that performs functions ordinarily ascribed to human beings To qualify as a robot, a machine must be able to Sensing and perception: get information from its surroundings Carry out different tasks: Locomotion or manipulation, do something physical–such as move or manipulate objects Re-programmable: can do different things Function autonomously and/or interact with human beings

Origin of the word Robot

The word was coined by Czech novelist Karel Capek in 1920s play called Rossum’s Universal Robots

Czech word “robota” – labor, “robotnik” – workman

Definition of Robot

Webster’s Dictionary

An automatic device that performs functions ordinarily ascribed to human beings

To qualify as a robot, a machine must be able to

Sensing and perception: get information from its surroundings

Carry out different tasks: Locomotion or manipulation, do something physical–such as move or manipulate objects

Re-programmable: can do different things

Function autonomously and/or interact with human beings

Requirements for developing a ROBOT Sensors Controller Motors Wheels Power System Base IROBOT CREATE Big Trak CoroBot HERO (robot) Haro (character) I-bot Lego Mindstorms Programmable Cricket Robotis Bioloid Stiquito Turtle (robot) Vex

Sensors

Controller

Motors

Wheels

Power System

Base

Architecture of Robotic System Perceive – Sensors (Touch, Light, Ultrasonic, etc) Make Decisions – Logic(Computation) Take Action – Actuators Interact – User Interface and Communication Power Unit Motor LOGIC CONTROLLER Infrared Detector (Sensor) Actuators Bumper (Sensor) Motor Bumper (Sensor)

Perceive – Sensors (Touch, Light, Ultrasonic, etc)

Make Decisions – Logic(Computation)

Take Action – Actuators

Interact – User Interface and Communication

Power Unit

Communication Connected operation (remote execution on PC) Disconnected autonomous operation (with optional networked monitoring) Distributed execution (execution across compute units)

Microsoft Robotics Studio Runtime Concurrency Services infrastructure Services and Samples Samples and tutorials Robot services Robot models Technology services Microsoft Robotics Studio Authoring Tools Simulation Tool Visual Programming Language

Runtime

Concurrency

Services infrastructure

Services and Samples

Samples and tutorials

Robot services

Robot models

Technology services

Authoring Tools

Simulation Tool

Visual Programming Language

Runtime Concurrency and coordination runtime Makes writing and managing asynchronous processes easy Avoids need to understand manual threading, etc. Decentralized system services Makes state observable, easily accessible Provides for reusability and failure tolerance Supports remote/distributed execution Makes the programming model scalable

Concurrency and coordination runtime

Makes writing and managing asynchronous processes easy

Avoids need to understand manual threading, etc.

Decentralized system services

Makes state observable, easily accessible

Provides for reusability and failure tolerance

Supports remote/distributed execution

Makes the programming model scalable

Microsoft Robotics Studio Key runtime features Concurrency and coordination runtime Makes writing and managing asynchronous processes easy Avoids need to understand manual threading, etc. Decentralized system services Makes state observable, easily accessible Provides for reusability and failure tolerance Supports remote/distributed execution Makes the programming model scalable

Concurrency and coordination runtime

Makes writing and managing asynchronous processes easy

Avoids need to understand manual threading, etc.

Decentralized system services

Makes state observable, easily accessible

Provides for reusability and failure tolerance

Supports remote/distributed execution

Makes the programming model scalable

Microsoft Robotics Studio Authoring tools Simulation visualization tool High resolution 3D rendering Visual and physics views High performance physics engine PhysX™ supplied by Ageia Technology Optional hardware acceleration Makes technology accessible Enables fast prototyping and debugging Extensible by code or data

Simulation visualization tool

High resolution 3D rendering

Visual and physics views

High performance physics engine

PhysX™ supplied by Ageia Technology

Optional hardware acceleration

Makes technology accessible

Enables fast prototyping and debugging

Extensible by code or data

Microsoft Robotics Studio Authoring tools Web browser based programming/control Scripting (e.g., JScript) Windows Gadgets Supported by multiple programming languages Microsoft Visual Studio and VS Express (e.g., C#, VB.Net) Microsoft Iron Python 3rd party languages

Web browser based programming/control

Scripting (e.g., JScript)

Windows Gadgets

Supported by multiple programming languages

Microsoft Visual Studio and VS Express (e.g., C#, VB.Net)

Microsoft Iron Python

3rd party languages

DEMO SIMULATING “IROBOT CREATE” USING VISUAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

SIMULATING “IROBOT CREATE”

USING

VISUAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

Laws of Robotics Law 1: A robot may not injure a human being or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm Law 2: A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with a higher order law Law 3: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher order law Issac Asimov, 1941

Law 1: A robot may not injure a human being or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm

Law 2: A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with a higher order law

Law 3: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher order law

Issac Asimov, 1941

Competitions in INDIA http://www.robotix.in/ http://www.techfest.org/ http://www.kurukshetra.org http://www.robofest.org.my/ http://www.pragyan.org

http://www.robotix.in/

http://www.techfest.org/

http://www.kurukshetra.org

http://www.robofest.org.my/

http://www.pragyan.org

On WEB http://lakshmansrikanth.blogspot.com www.microsoft.com/robotics http://www.botmag.com/ http://robots.net/ http://www.robochamps.com/

http://lakshmansrikanth.blogspot.com

www.microsoft.com/robotics

http://www.botmag.com/

http://robots.net/

http://www.robochamps.com/

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