1. Matt HristovskiMichael Di Nicola www.scs.ryerson.ca

2. WTF is Humanoid Robotics? Why is it so popular? What are Advantages/ Disadvantages? Where are we going with it?

3.  Robots that look like or mimic people  Like an android?

4.  Karel Č apek coins the term “Robot” – 1921  1930’s to 70’s: theory of humanoid shapes, electronics, and movement.  Not until 1970’s until a practical autonomous Robot of this type  Boom in development from 1980 to present

5. Waseda University The first fun-scale anthropomorphic robot developed in the world Able to communicate in Japanese and measure distances and directions to objects using external receptors, artificial ears and eyes, and an artificial mouth

6.  Waseda University  Plays keyboard  Not as versatile, considered “specialist”  Able to read sheet music and play it

7.  1985 - Hitachi’s WHL-11 (walking 13 s/step)  1986-1991 - Honda’s E series  1989 - Pacific Northwest Laboratories’s Manny (42 degrees of freedom)  Present day: Honda, Hitachi, Military intuitions, NASA compete with designs

8.  Looks and feels more “Human”  Easier for integration in applied role  Can perform some tasks better  Good in science fiction (especially Eastern Anime)  Looks cool

9.  Performs some tasks better  Looks cool  Makes good villains

10.  Incredibly hard to implement  Increasingly complex with every function  Terrible at performing tasks suitable for wheels (landscape or high speeds)  Technology (gyros, advanced servo designs)  Not trustworthy

11.  $1million a unit  Can go up stairs  Play soccer  Run 6km/h  Carry 1kg  51.8v Lithium-ion 30 mins endurance

12.  Sings and Dances  Androidish/ Gynoid  Demonstrates human Movement/speech

13.  Intended for space  Designed to work side by side with people  Can carry 15kg  Wheel chair design /mounted platforms

14.  Large advancements in both interest and technology  Competitions between large corporations  Can do many tasks that were once near impossible to implement (play soccer?)  Still a ways off from popular sci-fi films like Terminator or I Robot

15.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKP kL2oto0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKP kL2oto0