Robots and Their Growth
-By Jun Ha-
Table Of Contents Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 3 The History-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 4 The Types of Robots------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 5 Robot Materials------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 6 Future Robots --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 7 Glossary---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 8 Cited Sources---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 9 About the Authors---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 10 Back Blurb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 11
Introduction
The word “robot” came from the original Latin word, meaning “hard labor”. The word first came to translation used by 2 brothers, who used it. Robots are now rapidly developing, and are still continuing to develop for the future. However, some people are also worrying that robots may take over humanity, which is a common scene in movies and films.
The History Many robots have developed much from robots in the old days of the 1940s and the 1950s to nowadays. Technology relating to robots are improving. Robots in the films created in early days of robots and nowadays robots in movies are totally different from each other.
Fun Fact: Isaac Asimov was the author who wrote the story I, Robot. The book was published in the year 1950. Two people, each with a motion control, competes against each other by making their robots box against each other’s robots. It is common that there are numerous movies that the robots appear in. Some of the movies are The Matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Terminator, Star Wars, and other movies that you might have known. However, they can be really menacing and terrifying enough that you could get extremely frightened. Later, Isaac Asimov, an author/filmmaker, created the 3 Laws of Robotics, which first appeared in the story Runaround. This changed the way of how later robots in films behaved. The 3 laws are: This is a picture of how robots played team soccer in the Robot Olympics in 2004.
1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, though inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the 1st law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the 1st or the 2nd laws.
Robots come in various shapes and functions. For example, there are robots shaped like dogs, cats flies, scorpions, lobsters, and much more. Second, there are not only robots shaped like real living organisms. There are machines that go into dangerous terrain that is nearly impossible for humanity to go into, like going to planets in the outer Solar System, going deep inside water, or climbing volcanoes and exploring them.
The Types
Fun Fact: Wow! Up to 35 S-bots could work together as a team to cross. What a sight!!
Robots may interact with other robots. For instance, they may swarm together to form a group. S-bots are a perfect example. They may travel individually, but when they cross uneven terrain, those robots link together to form a chain. Also, some robots even use the natural environment around them as a shelter or a hideout. This is usual for the case of the military robots.
Microbots and musclebots are two other types of robots. Due to their small size and agility, they can travel inside our veins and fix wounds. Humanoids are also common types of robots as well. Dante II, a voyager explorer robot, is carrying out a task of exploring a dangerous volcano.
A military robot is at work underwater with a surveillance camera.
Robots are made out of various factors. We may only know robots as huge mechanics made out of wire and steel. This is actually not the case. It is true that wires and steel-based resources are essential, but there are still numerous machines in the world that are made out of other resources, such as a Mindstorm Lego robot.
Fun fact: Many kinds of robots, such as the robot cars, are made out of numerous materials, like surveillance cameras, glass , etc.
A Mindstorm Robot Kit includes lego blocks with wires, programmers, wheels, and a lot of other things, could be made into a militarytype shooter rover, a crocodile, a humanoid guard, and a type of fish.
4 Microbots(see glossary), which are based on solar power, are experimenting and fiddling around with a tiny screw.
Robots made out of other resources besides steel may look really bizarre. There are simple robots that only are programed to do simple movements, like walking, turning and rolling across the ground surfaces. However, complex machines, which include the robot cars, may learn not only to perform simple movements, but also may learn to twist, move their joints and their body parts, and even show emotions!
The robots are continuing to improve on technology every moment, even this very second. Scientists, technologists, and other people are hoping that the robots will improve by being able to show emotions. At the same time, they also hope they will be able to follow and carry out the orders given by it as well.
The Future
Nowadays, robots may race or compete against each other. Like the 2005 Robotic Car Track Rally Race, 23 robotic cars, each made by a separate team of people, competed to be the first car to cover the 232-twisting/turning miles of the Mojave Desert.
Fun Fact: Even robots may have their own Olympics, like the one in 2004. Imagine robots winning a medal, just like us humans do!
This is a scene from the movie Star Wars. In this scene, two droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are stuck in the planet Tattooine.
This is a household robot with a vacuum cleaner.
Also, robots may play basic sports against each other, like soccer and hockey. Even students may build robots purposely to see their robots compete against their friends’ robots.
In the future, we are hoping that a change in robots will benefit us, and they turn up to be a further technology for us.
Glossary •Robot--------A Czech word for “hard labor”. It was known to us by 2 brothers who started using the word. •The Robot Olympics-----------------------------------------A series of sport competitions with robots playing. •Isaac Asimov------------------A novelist that wrote the story I, Robot and found the Three Laws of Robots. •Microbot------------------A very tiny robot that is usually made to travel inside our veins and cure wounds. •Humanoid-----------------------------------------------------------------------A robot that is shaped like a human. •Voyager robot------------A robot that explores places, usually where the human race is impossible to go to. •Military robot--------------------A robot that does and performs military work, like spying an enemy camp. •Mindstorm Lego Robot--------A type of robot made out of Lego which can be programmed with controls. •Programmer---------------------------------------------------A machine that controls a robot to perform duties. •Rover-------------------------------------------------------A robot that roll on wheels, usually voyager robots. •Household robot-----------------------------------A type of robot that perform duties related to housework.
Cited Sources(Books)
Harrar, George. Radical Robots: Can You Be Replaced? New York: Published by Simon & Schuster in Association with WGBH Boston, 1990. Print. Jefferis, David. Robot Voyagers. New York: Crabtree Pub., 2007. Print. McDonagh, Sorcha, Emily Sohn, and Carrie Lock. Computers and Technology. New York: Chelsea Clubhouse, 2006. Print. Hyland, Tony. Film and Fiction Robots. North Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2008. Print. Jefferis, David. Robot Warriors. New York: Crabtree Pub., 2007. Print. Potter, Tony, Ivor Guild, Jeremy Gower, and Lynn Myring. Robotics. London: Usborne, 1983. Print. "Robot." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Apr. 2014. Web. 04 Jan. 2014.
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About the Authors
The author of this book, June, is a current student at the student of Shanghai American School, located in Shanghai. He lives at Mandarine City, far from SAS. He lives in a comfortable house with his parents. His friends also are very good friends with him, and his classmates are, too. The motivation that caused him to write about robots is that he was fascinated about how robots were growing and developing.
Back Blurb
This book is made by June Ha. He faced many hardships while creating this book, but he eventually made it and published the book. He would like to give huge credit for the images and the authors of the books he used for the research. He also says thank you to anybody who has read his book.
Robots and Their Growth