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History
Timeline of Robotics
Posted on 03 December 2009
~ 350 B.C The brilliant Greek mathematician, Archytas ('ahr 'ky tuhs') of Tarentum builds a mechanical bird dubbed "the Pigeon" that is propelled by steam. It serves as one of histories earliest studies of flight, not to mention probably the first model airplane.
History
The origin of words: robot and robotics
Posted on 03 December 2009
The acclaimed Czech playwright Karel Capek (1890-1938) made the first use of the word ‘robot’, from the Czech word for forced labor or serf. Capek was reportedly several times a candidate for the Nobel prize for his works and very influential and prolific as a writer and playwright.
Technology
Shape memory alloy
Posted on 01 December 2009
A shape memory alloy (SMA, smart metal, memory alloy, muscle wire, smart alloy) is an alloy that "remembers" its original, cold, forged shape, and which returns to that shape after being deformed by applying heat.
Events
RoboCup
Posted on 01 December 2009
RoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1993. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence. The name RoboCup is a contraction of the competition's full name, "Robot Soccer World Cup"
History
Unimate – the first industrial robot
Posted on 01 December 2009
Unimate was the first industrial robot, which worked on a General Motors assembly line in New Jersey, in 1961. It was created by George Devol in the 1950s using his original patents. Devol, together with Joseph Engelberger started Unimation, the world's first robot manufacturing company.
History
Isaac Asimov
Posted on 30 November 2009
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992), was a Soviet-American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited about 500 books and over 9,000 letters and postcards.
History
Three Laws of Robotics
Posted on 30 November 2009
In science fiction, the Three Laws of Robotics are a set of three rules written by Isaac Asimov, which almost all positronic robots appearing in his fiction must obey. Introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although foreshadowed in a few earlier stories, the Laws state the following
Photos
Photos from International Robot Exhibition 2009
Posted on 28 November 2009
Hundreds of robots have gathered at the International Robot Exhibition (IREX) held on November 24 - 28, 2009 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. Here are a few photos from this event.
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