Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Welcome to Robotics
We're going to have a great first quarter in Robotics. Much of what you discuss for this class will be on this blog. Remember that everything you enter here can be read by everyone in the class, and your entries are dated. Re-written lesson plans for this class will require all students to post to this blog in response to homework assignments.
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ReplyDeleteRe-written lesson plans for this class will require all students to post to this blog in response to homework assignments.
Robots are seen to have a wide variety of real-world applications, from small, petty tasks such as vacuuming to more complex actions, one of which I would be discussing today.
ReplyDeleteThe type of robot I am speaking of today is one that performs laparoscopic surgery automatically upon patients. Though the machine needs to be aided by humans, the majority of this task is assigned to this robot which performs diligent tasks from 0.6cm incisions.
Before the robotic section of the procedure, five port holes are made for transperitoneal access. The appendix is marked out and an incision is made, a catheter being placed in the 0.6-1cm incision. Afterward, with only slight intervention from humans if mechanical failure does not happen, the robot proceeds to perform the medical procedure.
These robotic marvels are what forms our concept of advanced robot technology nowaday, ranging from the famous ASIMO built by Honda to things designed to perform diligent tasks, such as sewing, picking up objects as small as toothpicks, as well as performing laparoscopic surgeries as seen in this case. An example of diligent robot tasks can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzjkBwZtxp4&feature=related