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3. Robotics

4. What are Robots?
ROBOTS ARE THE
ARTIFICIAL AGENTS
ACTING IN A REAL
WORLD
ENVIRONMENT.

5. Objective
Robots are aimed at manipulating the
objects by perceiving, picking, moving,
modifying the physical properties of
object, destroying it, or to have an effect
thereby freeing manpower from doing
repetitive functions without getting
bored, distracted, or exhausted.

6. What is Robotics?
Robotics is a branch of AI, which is composed of
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer
Science for
Designing.
Construction.
Application of robots.

7. WHY IS ROBOTICS NEEDED…..?
Robotics is Needed because :
•Speed
•Can work in hazardous / dangerous
temperature
•Can do repetitive tasks
•Can do work with accuracy

8. Aspects of Robotics
• The robots have mechanical construction,
form, or shape designed to accomplish a
particular task.
• They have electrical components which
power and control the machinery.
• They contain some level of computer
program that determines what, when and
how a robot does something.

9. Automation and Robotics in Intelligent Environments
Control of the physical environment
Automated blinds
Thermostats and heating ducts
Automatic doors
Automatic room partitioning
Personal service robots
House cleaning
Lawn mowing
Assistance to the elderly and handicapped
Office assistants
Security services

10. Requirements for Robots in Intelligent Environments
• Autonomy
• Robots have to be capable of achieving task objectives
without human input
• Robots have to be able to make and execute their own
decisions based on sensor information
• Intuitive Human-Robot Interfaces
• Use of robots in smart homes can not require extensive
user training
• Commands to robots should be natural for inhabitants
• Adaptation
• Robots have to be able to adjust to changes in the
environment

11. Autonomous Robot Control
To control robots to perform tasks autonomously a
number of tasks have to be addressed.
• Modeling of robot mechanisms
• Kinematics, Dynamics
• Robot sensor selection
• Active and passive proximity sensors
• Low-level control of actuators
• Closed-loop control
• Control architectures
• Traditional planning architectures
• Behavior-based control architectures
• Hybrid architectures

12. Actuator Control
To get a particular robot actuator to a particular
location it is important to apply the correct amount of
force or torque to it.
Frequently actuators are treated as if they were
independent (i.e. as if moving one joint would not
affect any of the other joints).
The most common control approach is PD-control
(proportional, differential control)

13. Sensor-Driven Robot Control
To accurately achieve a task in an intelligent
environment, a robot has to be able to react
dynamically to changes its surrounding.
• Robots need sensors to perceive the environment
• Most robots use a set of different sensors
• Different sensors serve different purposes
• Information from sensors has to be integrated into the
control of the robot

14. Traditional Human-Robot
Interface: Teleoperation
Remote Teleoperation: Direct operation of the
robot by the user…..
 User uses a 3-D joystick or an exoskeleton to drive the robot
 Simple to install
 Removes user from dangerous areas
 Problems:
 Requires insight into the mechanism
 Can be exhaustive
 Easily leads to operation errors

15. Human-Robot Interfaces
Existing technologies
• Simple voice recognition and speech synthesis
• Gesture recognition systems
• On-screen, text-based interaction

16. "Social" Robot Interactions
To make robots acceptable to average users they
should appear and behave “natural”
 "Attentional" Robots
 Robot focuses on the user or the task
 Attention forms the first step to imitation
 "Emotional" Robots
 Robot exhibits “emotional” responses
 Robot follows human social norms for behavior

17. "Social" Robot Interactions
Advantages:
 Robots that look human and that show “emotions”
can make interactions more “natural”
 Humans tend to focus more attention on people than on
objects
 Humans tend to be more forgiving when a mistake is
made if it looks “human”
 Robots showing “emotions” can modify the way in
which humans interact with them

18. Applications of Robotics
The robotics has been instrumental in the various domains such as
Industries :
Robots are used for
Handling material,
• Cutting,
• Welding,
• Color coating,
• Drilling,
• Polishing,

19. Military
Autonomous robots can
reach inaccessible and
hazardous zones during
war. A robot
named Daksh,
developed by Defense
Research and
Development
Organization (DRDO), is
in function to destroy
life-threatening objects
safely.

20. Medicine
The robots are
capable of carrying
out hundreds of
clinical tests
simultaneously,
rehabilitating
permanently disabled
people, and
performing complex
surgeries such as
brain tumors.

21. Exploration
The robot rock
climbers used for
space exploration,
underwater drones
used for ocean
exploration are to
name a few.

22. Entertainment
Disney’s
Engineers have
created
hundreds of
robots for
movie making.

23. Difference b/t Robot System and Other AI Program
Here is the difference between the two :
AI Programs Robots
They usually operate in computer-
stimulated worlds.
They operate in real physical world
The input to an AI program is in symbols
and rules.
Inputs to robots is analog signal in the
form of speech waveform or images
They need general purpose computers to
operate on.
They need special hardware with sensors
and effectors.

24. Conclusions
Robots are an important component in Intelligent
Environments
Automate devices
Provide physical services
Robot Systems in these environments need particular
capabilities
Autonomous control systems
Simple and natural human-robot interface
Adaptive and learning capabilities
Robots have to maintain safety during operation

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