LECTURE L23
ROBOTICS
LECTURE L23
ROBOTICS
“The most profound technologies
are those that disappear”
— Mark Weiser
History
The concept of robots goes 

back to ancient times
Chinese legends, Greek
mythology, Indian stores
Using machines to show manlike
behavior
Su Song's astronomical clock tower
History
Leonardo Da Vinci designed a
mechanical knight in 1495
Culture
Robots have fascinated authors and filmmakers
The modernization of robots begins 

with the industrial revolution
Asimov's Laws
Introduced in Isaac Asimov’s 1942 short story
"Runaround"
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through
inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human
beings except where such orders would conflict
with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as
such protection does not conflict with the First or
Second Laws.
Robotics in the 20th century
Industrial
robots
80% of car
production
in automated
Robotics in the 21st century
Robotic in the 21st century
Robots that see, hear and sense
Robots that can communicate
Powerful machines with software
and internet connectivity
Robots that learn
Peter Thiel and Andy Kessler on the state of technology and innovation
Will we see a robot that can fold
laundry in our lifetime?
uARM KIT $189
Automatic agriculture Robots
Automatic agriculture Robots
Self driving cars
Self Driving Car
Ideas of self driving cars are not new
Self Driving Car
Adjacent possible
Cars needs spacial recognition — mainly vision
Software algorithms
Connection to maps and

other data
Computing power
Chris Urmson:
How a driverless car sees the road
TED talk
Sunny California is one thing, try driving in this condition!
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle - drones
An aircraft without a human pilot aboard
May be controlled with remote control from an operator
Fully autonomously, by onboard computers.
Unmanned airplanes come in all sizes
World’s First Jet-Powered, 3D Printed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Produced by
Stratasys and Aurora Flight Sciences
Unmanned aerial vehicle - drones
Unmanned airplanes have strong connection to warfare
In 1959, the U.S. Air Force, concerned about losing pilots over
hostile territory, began planning for the use of unmanned aircraft
The War of Attrition (1967-1970) saw the introduction of UAVs with
reconnaissance cameras into combat in the Middle East
In the 1973 Yom Kippur War Israel used drones as decoys to spur
opposing forces into wasting expensive anti-aircraft missiles
An MQ-9 Reaper, a hunter-killer surveillance UAV
Future of Jobs
99% of jobs in 1800 don’t exist today
Jobs are lost but new jobs are
always created
WHAT ABOUT JOBS TODAY?
70% OF JOBS WILL DISAPPEAR
According to these calculations, current trends could
lead to a net employment impact of more than 5.1 million
jobs lost to disruptive labour market changes over the
period 2015–2020, with a total loss of 7.1 million jobs—
two thirds of which are concentrated in the Office and
Administrative job family—and a total gain of 2 million jobs,
in several smaller job families
The Future of Jobs, World Economic Forum
The Future of Jobs, World Economic Forum
JOBS OF THE FUTURE
How will the
job market
change?
WTF
HAPPENED TO
MY JOB?!?
Andrew McAfee: What will future jobs look like?
TED Talk
Martin Ford on the Rise of the Robots
RSA Talk
2010 2020
BUSINESS

MODELS

OF THE 20TH
CENTURY
THE TRANSFORMATION DECADE
NEW
BUSINESS
MODELS
BASED ON
NETWORKS, AI
AND ROBOTICS
JOBS	IN	
SALE	AND

DISTRIBUTION		
OF	PRODUCT

THAT	CAN	BE	MADE	
DIGITAL	AND	
DISTRIBUTED	
WITH	THE	INTERNET
Buy, own, clutter Stream, temporary, subscribe,
algorithmically recommended,
social
JOBS BECOME INTERNET SERVICE
BEFORE FUTURE
Edited program Algorithmically selected
program
OVER THE TOP CONTENT
BEFORE FUTURE
JOBS in SALE
AND
DISTRIBUTION
OF PRODUCT
THAT CAN BE
BOUGHT ONLINE
STORES ARE TURNING INTO FITTING ROOMS
SHOP ONLINE AND GET IT DELIVERED
JUST PRESS THE BUTTON
Trucks Self driving cars, drones,
quadcopter
TRANSPORTATION – PRODUCTS
BEFORE BECOMES
Driving, accidents Private and public Self
driving cars
TRANSPORTATION – PEOPLE
BEFORE BECOMES
Go to the bank Online
CLERK JOBS
BEFORE NOW
JOBS
IN
ANALYZING 

AND CONSULTING

BECOMES

SOFTWARE

SERVICE
Assist, advice Software, videos, softbots
that recommend
SERVICE JOBS
BEFORE FUTURE
Legal, accounting, tax
services
Software that analysis
data and recommends
PROFESSIONAL JOBS
BEFORE FUTURE
Diagnosis, recommendation
 Software, sensors that
analysis and recommend
HEALTH CARE
BEFORE FUTURE
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Imagine a
portable, wireless
device in the palm
of your hand that
monitors and
diagnoses your
health conditions
Teachers, textbooks, 

schools, degrees
MOOCs, online, virtual
degrees, personalized
education, livelong
EDUCATION
BEFORE FUTURE
JOBS IN

PRODUCTION
REPLACED 

WITH 

MACHINES
Low paid jobs, simple skills Robots
FOOD PRODUCTION
BEFORE FUTURE
PRODUCTION
Low paid jobs, simple skills
BEFORE
Robots
FUTURE
Mass production 3D Printing, personalised
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
BEFORE FUTURE
Intellectual sexbots,
Virtual Reality Sex
FUTURE OF SEX
BEFORE FUTURE
You know how it works,

sex toys
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/scott20131110
2016 is the year of the Sexbox
JOBS OF THE FUTURE
Creative

Value-added

Experience

Content creation

Crossing skill sets

Task based
WTF!
I’M NOT
QUALIFIED
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