Fundamentals of Robotics: Linking Perception to Action
| Date: 30 April 2011, 05:08
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The word "Robot" comes from the Czech word "Robota" which means
"labor doing compulsory manual works without receiving any remuneration"
or "to make things manually". Oxford dictionary defines "Robot"
as "a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human
movements and functions automatically." These days, more and more
robot is living up to its name. Gone is the time when robots are merely
mechanisms attached to controls. Today's robots are a combination of manipulative,
perceptive, communicative, and cognitive abilities. They can be
seen welding heavy machinery or repairing nuclear power plants; they can
be seen crawling through debris underwater or crawling across the craters
on Mars; they can be seen de-mining military zones or cleaning windows
on high buildings. Today's robots are capable of so many tasks. Yet, there
is so much more on the horizon.
Tomorrow's robots, which includes the humanoid robot, will tutor children,
work as tour guides, drive humans to and from work, do the family
shopping. Tomorrow's robots will enhance lives in ways we never dreamed
possible — Do not have time to attend the decisive meeting on Asian strategy?
Let your robot go for you and make the decisions. Are not feeling well
enough to go to the clinic? Let Dr. Robot come to you, make a diagnosis,
and get you the necessary medicines for treatment. Do not have time to
coach the soccer team this week? Let the robot do it for you.
Tomorrow's robots will be the most exciting and revolutionary thing to
happen to the world since the invention of the automobile. It will change
the way we work, play, think, and live. Because of this, nowadays robotics
is one of the most dynamic fields of scientific research. These days, robotics
is offered in almost every university in the world. Most mechanical engineering
departments offer a similar course at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels. And increasingly, many computer and electrical engineering
departments are also offering it.
This book will guide you, the curious beginner, from yesterday to tomorrow.
I will cover practical knowledge in understanding, developing, and
using robots as versatile equipment to automate a variety of industrial processes
or tasks. But, I will also discuss the possibilities we can look forward
to when we are capable of creating a vision-guided, learning machine.
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