The Power of Information: Robotics BY MICHAEL ANSBRO

What are robots? Did you know…  Robot comes from the Czech word “robota” meaning ‘Forced work or labor’  Robots can be programmed by a computer. Which makes creating instructions very simple  Robotics—the study of robots— progresses more and more each year  The demand for robots is growing-in factories, the military and even hospitals

Robots in the future will be more like humans than ever before, gradually getting better each day. Robots can be used to service people and make life easier

Robots People Why do we need them? Robots versus People  Can do repetitive actions/jobs without slowing down or stopping  Are highly accurate consistently  If broken, robots can be fixed  After the cost of making them made they work for free  Can go to dangerous places—Mars, volcanoes, deep water explorations and other areas to dangerous for humans  Get tired of doing repetitive jobs after awhile  make more mistakes  Can get injuries that require them to quit  Require pay  Limited to safe environments and are at risk of death when entering dangerous places Versus

 Robots today are used by militaries for precise weapons, drones, planes and soon, even as ground troops  Robots also perform precise surgery’s in hospitals today or robotic limbs can replace lost ones. They also have physical therapy machines made to help people rehabilitate themselves after various accidents  Robots are used in some industries for assembly lines for doing repetitive jobs at a much faster and accurate rate Where are they used today?

 Robots have brain systems that process information. Robots can process and use information in milliseconds and perform actions accurately  Actions are performed using a body structure and muscle system  A power source is required to keep a robot working  Sensors are used to give the robot information about himself and the surrounding area How are they used?

 We can work along side robots existing together in the world  They can do things we never thought would be possible essentially making a better tomorrow.  Robotics can be used to make helpful devices for people with disabilities who normally can’t do things themselves, such as the Google spoon… Robots – The positive aspects Link

Robots can be a great help but help comes at a cost This cost is humans being replaced by machines who can do the job better than us Also Robots are very expensive to make and we still have not made any robotics to their full potential Once robots can be made better and cheaper we will be replaced more and more in the work place Robots – The negative aspects

Robots have the capability to process information like a computer and gradually they are gaining the abilities to move like a human Even though they aren’t everywhere yet, it is important to look into the future to make sure we utilize robotics for the right applications and ensure society can still flourish with people and robotics together. Summary