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Sustainable Design on Robotics

Mikael Pratama (mikael.pratama@yahoo.com)

Concept of robotics arose when water clock was popularized back in 6th century in China. Water clock was the rst mechanical-automatic device that mankind use to make living simpler. Sequentially the discovery of electric motor in industrial era caused the denition of robotics really close from what society have now. Robot, or what can be said as automatic mechanical devices that has logic, in fact help society a lot, by doing mass amount of operation that human cannot do or prefer not to do it bare handedly. Nevertheless, since this cause reached a point where technology usage might harm surroundings, matter of robotics advancement within nowadays era is rather stalled. Main archetype beyond mainstream society is that, more use of technology, more waste, thus reduced the capability for environment to endure certain hassle. Today, researchers work within a team with diverse knowledge pool, from artist, engineer, scientist, to psychology to create socially environmental responsible robot, thus capable of making life easier with more sustainable environment. Commonality should be introduced by the term of sustainable robotic, so that prosperousness of inhabitant enhanced. There is a lot of approaches on how to improve relationship within human and robot, and also to remove paradigms of robot as environmental heavy object. From the technical point of view, usability of renewable technology and material might be the key, although it will surely reduce people awareness due lack of design. This case then up on a matter on how to get mainstream people involved as a user. With regard to make society participating in the development of robotics, understanding of basic operation of robot is what society need. Thus designers have a task to develop such a design and interface with respect of environmental and easiness, without reducing any its usability. Design is a bridge for every aspect of understanding matters, a good designer can send vital message to anybody regardless of their background. To sum up with, a good design comes with good understanding. With robotic getting more into public, productivity will be soared up hence created better life expectancy. With current understanding of robotics and alternative energy, engineers and scientists already procient on producing robot for daily use, without reducing environmental strength. Furthermore, designers are needed to develop the platform of understanding for society to welcome this technology.

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