Monday, October 6, 2008

robots


The future of robotics has certainly been addressed several times over. From books to movies, virtually everyone has at least some idea of how they believe the future of robotics technology will play out. Joseph F. Engelberger has been widely referred to as the “father of robotics”.He has given many lectures on service robots and what they must have to succeed, such as a magnificent physical execution, sensory perception, prior knowledge of their environment plus expert skills and knowledge and a good cost to benefit ratio.
It is normally assumed that even with future robotics technology most people will be able to perform their own tasks much more efficiently than any robotic alternative. It is also believed that service robots would cost more than human labor which would make them less cost efficient in the long run.

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