In the medical industry, many diseases can not be treated only by oral administration and external application of drugs, and the therapeutic effect can only be achieved by directly applying drugs to the lesions or removing the lesions. The most commonly used method of modern medical treatment is surgery, but there are many extremely complex, delicate and particularly fragile places in human physiological tissues.
The accuracy of human manual operation is not enough to safely treat the lesions in these parts, but the diseases in these parts are very dangerous, and the consequences are very fatal if not intervened.
With the development of science and technology, these problems are gradually solved, and the emergence of micro-robots provides a solution to this problem. Micro-robot is mainly composed of high-density nano-integrated circuit chips, which has the computing power and working ability of large robots and can be controlled remotely. Their tiny volume can enter human blood vessels, treat and clean up lesions without causing harm to human body.
It can also feed back the internal situation of the human body to the outside world in real time, which is convenient for doctors to make judgments in time and formulate medical plans.
The examination and treatment of some diseases will bring great pain to patients, such as gastroscope. Using micro-robot can complete internal health examination without increasing the pain of patients. At present, the key factor restricting the development of micro-robots is high cost, and finding substitutes for rare metals will become an important direction for future development.
Second, the military industry
During World War II, robots were first used in American military industry. In order to reduce casualties, reconnaissance drones were sent to the front line to inquire about the enemy before performing combat missions. When the two armies are at war, it is much more useful to know the enemy's movements first than to simply increase the strength.
With the progress of science and technology, war robots are more and more widely used in the military field, from initial investigation to combat and demolition.
Using unmanned mechanism to defeat enemies thousands of miles away has become the first choice of military strategy. The bomb disposal robot can accurately dismantle and arrange bombs, thus avoiding the casualties of bomb disposal soldiers in the battle. Having a complete military robot system has gradually become an indispensable part of the development of a modern power.
Third, the education industry.
Educational robot is a new concept. For many years, the research direction of technology development in the field of robotics has been how to apply it in life to replace people in physical or dangerous jobs, while educating robots is to educate people or program robots to complete learning goals by using robots as the media.
As a new industry, educational robots have developed very rapidly. Its main form is some robot enlightenment education studios, which teach robot assembly, debugging, programming and control to different groups from children to teenagers.
Large educational robot companies will also hold some robot competitions from primary schools to universities, which usually include narrow-footed, cross-footed field events and gymnastics exhibition competitions. It has played an extremely important role in the promotion of robots.
Fourth, production and life.
The development of factory manufacturing industry is very long. At first, the factory was mainly a handicraft industry, and later it gradually developed into a production mode combining manual and machine tools. The demand for supply in modern society requires higher and higher productivity, and the labor cost of factories has been difficult to overcome, especially the management and safety of employees.
For some workplaces that will produce toxic and harmful gases and dust or have some risks of explosion and electric shock, the mechanical arm can almost replace human hands to complete all actions with its good bionic structure. In order to adapt to large-scale mass production, scattered mechanical arms are gradually developed and combined into a complete production line. Workers only need to carry out simple operations and sorting and packaging, and the rest of the work is automatically completed by the production line.
With the maturity of technology, the relationship between robots and people's lives is getting closer and closer, and smart home has become a very hot topic at present. Sweeping robot is the pioneer of smart home promotion. Introducing robot technology into the house can make life safer and more comfortable, especially for the elderly and children at home. Smart homes and home robots can automatically operate and adjust modes and ensure safety.
Future development and trend
Various technologies have emerged to develop robotics and robotics. One way is to evolve robots, in which many different robots are submitted for testing. Those who perform best are used as models to create the next generation of robots.
Another method is to develop robot technology to track the changes and development of a single robot in solving problems and other functions. Another new robot named RoboHon has just been launched, which can be used as both a smart phone and a robot.
As robots become more and more advanced, there may eventually be a standard computer operating system designed mainly for robots. Robot operating system is an open source program developed by Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and technical university of munich.
ROS provides a method for programming robot navigation and limbs, regardless of the specific hardware involved. It also provides advanced commands and even opens the door for projects such as image recognition.
When ROS is started on the robot's computer, it will get the data of the robot's limb length and movement. It will pass the data to a higher level algorithm. Microsoft also developed the "Robot Windows" system in its robot developer studio, which has been available since 2007.
Japan hopes to realize the full commercialization of service robots by 2025. A lot of technical research in Japan is led by Japanese government agencies, especially the Ministry of Trade.
Many future applications of robots seem obvious to people, although they are far beyond the capabilities of robots available at the time of prediction.
In 2008, Caterpillar developed a self-driving dump truck without manual operation. Many analysts believe that self-driving trucks may eventually completely change logistics. By 20 14, Caterpillar will have a self-driving dump truck, which is expected to greatly change the mining process.
In 20 15, Rio Tinto Mining Company of Australia actively used these Caterpillar trucks in mining operations in Australia. Some analysts believe that in the next few decades, most trucks will realize automatic driving.
A literacy or "reading robot" named Marge has intelligence from software. She can read newspapers, find and correct misspelled words, learn about banks such as Barclays and know that some restaurants are more suitable for eating than others.
Baxter is a new robot introduced by 20 12 through guided learning. Workers can teach Baxter how to perform tasks by moving their hands with required movements, and make Baxter remember them. Baxter's arm has extra dials, buttons and controls for higher accuracy and functionality.
Any ordinary worker can write Baxter's program in just a few minutes, which is different from ordinary industrial robots that need to use a lot of programs and codes.
This means that Baxter can run without programming. No need for a software engineer. This also means that Baxter can be taught to perform many more complicated tasks. Sawyer was added in 20 15 for smaller and more precise tasks.
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