Robot WorkersEarly robotics researchers promised that one day robots would do all of our boring household tasks allowing us to sit back and enjoy ourselves. Robot Workers reveals that, while most of us still do our own chores, that vision of the future is finally becoming a reality in the form of robotic vacuums and lawn mowers. But industry has seen the biggest benefit with robots now widely being used by car manufacturers to weld and paint vehicles, and in warehouses to stack and pack goods. Highlights include - What is a robot? - the history of robotics in manufacturing - robot servants - robotics in toys |
Contents
MARCH OF THE MACHINES How robots have advanced into the world | 4 |
ANATOMY OF AN ARM An important feature of most industrial robots | 6 |
PRECISION WORKERS Robots that are more accurate than humans | 8 |
MILLIONS OF ROBOTS The number of factory robots increases every year | 10 |
DOWN ON THE FARM Robots working in food production | 12 |
ROBOTS IN STORE Going shopping the robotic | 14 |
ROBOT CLEAN UP Robotic gadgets are taking over household chores | 16 |
INTELLIGENT HOMES Making our homes ecofriendly robozones | 18 |
ROBOTS EVERYWHERE Robots in the world of leisure education and more | 20 |
LIFE SAVERS Robots that help save lives in hospitals | 22 |
BRAVEBOTS These robots go into environments that are too deadly for humans | 24 |
THINGS TO COME? The next steps in robot technology Reference | 26 |
TIME TRACK The story of robot workers | 28 |
GLOSSARY | 30 |
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