- Roboticist
A roboticist designs, builds, programs, and experiments with
robot s. Since robotics is a highlyinterdisciplinary field, roboticists often have backgrounds in a number of disciplines includingcomputer science ,mechanical engineering ,electrical engineering , andcomputer engineering . Roboticists often work foruniversity ,industry , andgovernment research labs, but may also work forstartup companies and otherentrepreneur ial firms. Amateur Roboticist is also a growing hobby all over the world.Science, Engineering, Art, and Invention
Robotics is unusual in combining elements of
science ,engineering , andart . Many roboticists are also deeply involved in the creative arts such asliterature ,drama ,music , andfilm . Some roboticists have a background in the arts and are drawn to robotics as a medium for expression. The term robotics is said to have been coined by Isaac Asimov.Three Laws of Robotics .Work in robotics more closely resembles
invention rather than purescience or pureengineering . Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. Invention is about creating something new, often at the boundaries of scientific and technological knowledge.Robotics Development
As with all
technological projects, the specific processes used in robotics development vary depending on the individuals and institutions involved. However, a key feature of most successful robotics efforts is the use of early prototyping and exploratory development of potential solutions.Complexity
Both roboticists and
systems engineer s build complex systems with many interacting subsystems, but roboticists often use strategies that are very different from those used in traditionalsystems engineering . Systems engineering andsoftware engineering methodologies devote large amounts of time and effort to formalizing requirements, specifications, and designs prior to implementation. To some extent, spiral development techniques attempt to address the uncertainties in system development through iterative processes, but the time required for each spiral is often measured in years.Interactivity
In robotics, the interactions between mechanical, electrical, and software systems and the complexities of the real world are highly unpredictable. As a result, the ability to iterate quickly through potential solutions is highly valued by roboticists. Often, roboticists discover that the problems they are trying to solve are either much easier than expected, resulting in faster progress, or much harder -- requiring that they experiment with many different potential techniques before finding a suitable solution.
While systems engineering is a mainstay of the modern
aerospace industry, the field of robotics is more similar to the early days of flight when theWright Brothers built their Flyer and the barnstormers performed aviation feats to introduce the public to the wonders of flight. In robotics development, as in the early days of flight, the common approach is "Let's try it and see if it works."Robotic Hobbies
The Robo-One games in Japan and the
Robogames in the US have inspired a new growing hobby of kit built or home built and designed robots. Many of the advances in robotics are occurring in people's home garages and workshops like the early days of aviation or computers.Robotics Careers
As of 2004, the robotics industry is booming as new applications become practical for consumer, military, industrial, entertainment, medical, space, and
search and rescue robots. Thanks to high school robotics programs the first generation of students who grew up building robots is entering the workforce. The field of robotics continues to grow, attracting individuals who enjoy building complex systems in an environment that places a premium on creativity, exploring new ideas, and advancing the state-of-the-art in technology.*
Ernst Dickmanns , pioneer ofdriverless car s
*Peter Nordin Pioneer inevolutionary robotics
*George Devol Inventor of the patented devices behind Unimation Inc.
*Joseph F. Engelberger Founder of Unimation Inc.
*Shigeo Hirose ,Tokyo Institute of Technology
*Hirochika Inoue ,Tokyo University
*Takeo Kanade ,Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute
*Sven Koenig ,University of Southern California
*Hans Moravec ,Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute
*Hans Kramer Founder of Rossum's (entertainment-robotics anddomotics ).
*Oh Jun-ho Inventor of Korean walking/golfing robotHubo
*Tomas Lozano-Perez MIT CSAIL
*Maja Mataric' University of Southern California pioneered usingbasis behaviors to produce group behaviors on mobile robots
*Masahiro Mori
*Mohammed Shakir ,Inventor of Low cost robots with multiple funcionality-IMOZ
*Marc Raibert , Inventor of hopping and running machines
*Bernie Roth ,Stanford University
*Nathan Stride , represented Bellarine Secondary College at severalRobocup events at a national level inAustralia
*J. Kenneth Salisbury ,Stanford University
*Stefan Schaal ,University of Southern California researcher of humanoid robots
*Victor Scheinman
*Mark Tilden , LANL
*Kevin Warwick .University of Reading
*Red Whittaker ,Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute
*Dr. Bum-Jae You
*Cynthia Breazeal , Director ofMIT Media Lab 'sRobotic Life Group
*Robert Ambrose ,NASA 'sJohnson Space Center
*Robin Murphy , Director of theCenter for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue , works onAI Robotics
*Jeff Trinkle , RPI
*Kim Jong-Hwan ,KAIST Pioneer in Ubiquitous and Soccer Robotics
*Miomir Vukobratovic , Mihaljo Pupin Institute, Belgrad. In 1968, he developed the "Zero Moment Point" method for balancing walking robots. His first walking robot was developed in 1972.
*Alexander Zelinsky ,CSIRO contributions to vision-based robotics
*Alan Rosen , known for his design of conscious, emotional and intelligent humanoid robots.
*Fred Nikgohar , Founder ofRoboDynamics
*Gerd Hirzinger , Director of [http://www.dlr.de/rm/en/ Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics] at the DLR [http://www.dlr.de/en German Aerospace Center]ee also
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Automation
*Artificial Intelligence
*Artificial Life
*Computer Engineering
*Computer Science
*Control systems
*Cybernetics
*Electrical Engineering
*Mechanical Engineering
*Mechatronics
*Robot
*Robotics External links
* [http://www.ri.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute]
* [http://www.csail.mit.edu MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab]
* [http://www.roboticsonline.com/ Robotics Online]
* [http://www.ieee-ras.org/ IEEE Robotics and Automation Society]
* [http://www.irobis.com/ Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia]
* [http://humanoid.fy.chalmers.se/ The Humanoid Project]
* [http://www.robots-dreams.com/ Robot Dreams]
* [http://robosavvy.com/forum/index.php?sid=0f17a2fe067fbc332e63a15c142029ca RoboSavvy Forums]
* [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/RVL/Welcome.html Purdue Robot Vision Lab]
* [http://www.dlr.de/rm/en/ Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics]
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