New operational fields of robots

seminar multimedia

Simone Stropp

Wintersemester 03/04

Motivation

• development of robots was a revolution of working world

• robot employment faster, high-quality production

• wide range of new tasks

• what‘s already possible?

• what‘s the tendancy?

Content

• what is a robot?

• excursion: humanoide robots

• robots as guards

• robots in the household

• care robots

• result and outlook

Introduction: definition of robot

various definitions:

• simple definition

• definition according to VDI-Guidelines

• definition from robot-experts

Definition: VDI-guidelines

„A Robot is a free and re-progrrammable, multifinctional manipulator with at least three independent axes, for moving materials, parts, tools or special devices on programmed, variable courses, to fulfil the most diverse tasks.”

Excursion: humanoide robots

Four different kinds of humanoide robots:

• movement on two legs• Research robots• Entertainment robots• Robot Heads

Humanoide robots:movement on two legs

WABOT I, Honda 1973:

• first time upright walk

• cable control

• grabbing of articles

• conversation on japanese

eyes, ears, mouth

Humanoide robots:movement on two legs

further developments of Honda chronologically:

• WABOT II• P1• P2• P3 • Asimo

Humanoide Robots:movement on two legs

Wabot II :

while playing piano

Humanoide robots:movement on two legs

P1 P2 – P3

P3

P2: first Robot with self control

P3: selfcontrol against falling down and

radio telecontrol for several activities

since P3: waklking is not only possible on levels stairs

Humanoide robots:movement on two legs

Asimo:• weight: 52 kg• Joints: 26• 1,6 km/h• clim stairs, move sidewards, slow motion• brings itself into balance• face recognition• simple sentences

Humanoide robots:movement on two legs

Johnny, TU munichH6, TU munich

Humanoide robots:movement on two legs

Robot SHADOW , England:

walks with air

pneumatic drive

Humanoide robots:movement on two legs

latest development from Sony – QURIO:

• first robot that is able to run and jump

• problem: brief loss of ground contact

• so far only prototype

Humanoide robots: robot heads

• why heads? mimic

• why mimic? communication without words:

- international

- better acceptance

- mimic as roboter-human-interface

- understandably for deaf persons

Humanoide robots: robot heads

Kismet and Leonardo

social Communication:

- simulates feelings by moving lips, eyes and ears

- Is able to recognize the feelings of a person due to the voice

- shoulder-twitching and gesturing

Robots as guards: MOSRO

• Robowatch Technologies GmbH, Munich

• MObiles Sicherheits-ROboter-System

• pre-defined waypoints

• data communication to the center

• request for identification

Robots as guards: MOSRO

• ultrasonic sensors: close range and navigation

• radar: recognition of a moving target

• CCD-camera

• optical-accustic signal warning system

• 800 MHz crusoe-Processor, Red Hat Linux 7.0

Robots as guards: MOSRO

• sketch file can be loaded on robot

• speed: 4 km/h 18 hours working time Independent loading

• Price: 15.000 Euro

Robots as guards: MOSRO

advantages :• saving cost of electricity (lighting in buildings)• lower hourly wages• robot has no bags

but:• no complete replacement of human guards

Robots as guards : MOSRO-Mini

guard for at home:

• camera• movement alarm unit • heat sensor (radius 12m)• alarm siren• acoustic output• expandable: gas and

smoke detector

Robots as guards : MOSRO-Mini

on danger:• Informs owners, emergency call center or neighbour• Sends SMS oder pictures to: Handy PDA Basisstation (connected with PC)• Connection with mit DECT-Modem: Remote regard of the environment

• price: 1.200 Euro

Robots as guards : OFRO

• outdoor monitoring

• tracked vehicle, weatherproof

• employment in ports, military plants etc.

• speed: 2 m/s• large ones need there

high losses by thefts • expandable:

Identification of chemicals, damage to gas lines

Robots as guards : Banryu

• „Banryu“ – company Tsmuk, Japan

• function as a watchdog• scanns environment with:

- infrared sensor

- ultrasonic sensors

- temperature sensors

- smell sensor

price: 17.000 Euro

Household robots

vacuum cleaner “Trilobite”:

• fully automatic• navigation system seizes

sketch of the area computation of the cleaning duration

• independent loading• notes terminator point

and begins there again• three different modes

• price: 1.599 euro

Household robots

• also Asimo will be a household robot in the future

• the company Matsushita plans a robot for shopping and sewing

Care robots

In Japan mixture of toys and care

robots:

• cat Tama: Medicine income

• dachshund: missing resonance informs physician

• dog Rosie (GB): blood pressure, pulse, temperature

• Maron-1 measures: mixture of guard and care robot

Maron-1

Care robots : Care-O-Bot

• developed at the Fraunhofer Institut

• orientation in the dwelling by camera and laser

• makes it possible that old and ill humans can live longer in their own home.

• understands simple instructions

• carries articles• does vacuum-cleaning

Care robots : Care-O-Bot

• supervises bodily functions • serves as a going assistance • worries about light, heating, alarm installation • administers dates • gets physician over face-to-face phone to the

bed • serves meal • price: 10.000 euro Series production still too

expensive

Care robots

• Japan: employment in hospitals

• robots should help persons to eat

• first tests at material hares

Result and Outlook

• Still far away from daily life with robots

• often unrealistic time prognoses

• Operational areas within wide ranges

• One thing is sure: We will live more and more with robots in the future