THE I MPORTANCE OF ROBOTI C SENSOR I N HUMAN LI FE

We l i v e i n er a of gl o ba l i z at i o n wh e r e r ob ot i c s ens o r s ar e
b ec omi n g an i mp o r t a nt and s i gn i f i c a nt pa r t i n h uma n l i f e.
Ho we v e r , wh at i s r o bot i c s ens i ng i n t h e f i r s t p l ac e? Ac c o r d i n g
t o Ro us e ( 2 006) , r ob ot i c s i s a b r an c h of en gi n ee r i n g t h at
i n v o l v e s t he c onc ep t i on , des i gn, manuf a c t u r e, an d o pe r a t i on
of r o bot s wh i l e s en s o r i s a d e v i c e t ha t d et ec t s a nd r es p ond s
t o s ome t y pe of i n pu t f r om t he p h y s i c a l e n v i r o nme nt . Thes e
d a y s , t he u s age of r obo t i c s en s o r s s p r ea ds f r o m t he
i nd us t r i a l s e c t or s an d i nt o our d a i l y l i f e. We s h ou l d be
t han k f u l f o r t hos e who i n v en t ed r ob ot i c s e ns o r s be c a us e t he
p r es enc e of t he s e t e c hno l o gi e s ma k e s human l i f e e as i e r t han
b ef or e. So, a s h uman s t ha t r es i de i n t he mod e r n e r a, we
s ho ul d k no w t h e i mp o r t a nc e of r o bot i c s en s o r s i n huma n d a i l y
l i f e. The r e a r e s e v e r a l r ea s on s wh y r o bot i c s en s o r i s
i mpe r at i v e i n h uma n l i f e.

One of t h e r e as o ns wh y r o b ot i c s en s o r i s i mpo r t a nt i s t o
h el p i n c r ea s e t he p r od uc t i on i n t h e man uf ac t u r i ng i n du s t r y i n
l a r ge amo unt s an d r edu c e s t he n umbe r of a c c i de nt s i n t he
s a i d i ndu s t r y ( Us e s of s en s o r s i n r ob ot i c s , 2 011 ) . Sen s o r
a l l o ws t h e r o bo t s t o pe r f o r m i nt el l i gent f un c t i on s and
p e r f or manc e t hat i n c r ea s e s t he p r odu c t i v i t y a nd s moot he s t
t he ope r at i on p r oc es s . Ge ne r a l l y r o bot i c s e ns o r he l ps
p r odu c t i o n a c c or d i n g t o s i t uat i on al ne ed s . The f o r c e s en s o r
h el ps i n t he a s s embl y p r o c e s s f o r c he c k i n g p r ob l ems . I t a l s o
f i nd s t he p r es enc e of a human be i n g i n t he wo r k a r e a s o t ha t
a c c i den t s c an be r e duc ed . Be s i d es t hat , t h e i ns t a l l a t i on of
l a r ge r a n ge f i n de r s en s o r i n r ob ot s , wh i c h i s be i n g us e d i n
t he f ac t o r y , i s v e r y u s ef u l f o r ha z a r d de t e c t i on and
a v o i d an c e. Fu r t h e r mo r e , t he s i z e of i ma ge s and an a l y s i s of
c ommon ob j e c t i v e c a n be ea s i l y e v a l u at e d b y a r a n ge s e ns or .
An e x amp l e i s t h e AI SI N USA Ma nuf ac t u r i n g I n c . Th e y u s e
t h i s s e ns o r t o en s u r e f e we r ac c i d ent s , l es s ma t er i a l d ama ge ,
h i ghe r p r od uc t i v i t y , a nd be s t - p r ac t i c e s t a ndar d op e r at i n g
p r oc edu r e s .

Sec ond l y , r obo t i c s en s o r i s i mpor t ant i n huma n l i f e i s i t
h el ps human i n en v i r o nmen t mo ni t o r i n g. Sen s or s es pe c i a l l y
h el p i n f i s h i n g. The p r es en c e of r ob ot i c s e ns o r h el p huma n i n
mo ni t o r i n g i n v as i v e f i s h t hat af f e c t s t he e c o s y s t em i n l ak e,
s t a t e s I s l e r ( 20 12 ) . I t a l s o he l p s t o t r a c k and l oc a l i z e f i s h i n
l a k e b y u s i n g and c omp a r i n g mea s u r emen t s . Be s i de s , r obo t i c
s en s o r s a l s o h el p i n s c an ni n g a nd s e a r c hi n g f o r s c h oo l of
f i s h es t o a i d en vi r onment a l of f i c er o r z o o l o gi s t t o l oc at e t he i r
h ab i t a t . Th i s hel p s t h em t o ea s i l y s t ud y and u nd e r s t an d t he
f i s h es mi gr at i n g a nd ma t i n g p at t e r n s . Fi na l l y , i t a l s o he l p s
h uman s i n c o l l ec t i n g d at a of t he f i s h mo r e ac c u r at e an d i n a
s ho r t e r t i me c ompa r ed t o ot h e r t r a d i t i on a l d at a mi n i n g
t ec hn i qu es .

Th i r d l y , r ob ot i c s en s o r a l s o he l p s i n me d i c al t r e at me nt
e s p ec i a l l y i n s u r ge r y . The i nc r ea s ed of r o bo t i c - as s i s t ed
s u r ger y h a s h e l pe d an d e as ed t he do c t o r s t r ad e e s p ec i a l l y i n
r e du c i n g un i n t en ded a c c i den t s . Ac c o r d i n g t o Le ni han i n
Hea l t h y Li v i n g Sp r i n g ( 201 2 ) , t he s u r geo ns t hems e l v e s do
s u r ger y b et t e r wi t h t he he l p of t h e r obo t s . The r o bot i c s en s o r
p r o v i d es c l ea r e r an d mo r e a c c u r a t e v i s i o n abo ut a s u r ge r y s o
t he p r ob ab i l i t i es of mak i n g mi s t a k e s du r i n g s u r ger y a r e
mi n i mi z ed t o a l a r ge e x t en t . X- Ra y a nd ma c h i n e t ha t c an
d et e c t k i d ne y s t o ne a r e s ome of t he me d i c al i ns t r umen t t hat
a pp l i e s t h e s ens o r s i n i t . Fu r t h e r mo r e , t h i s de v i c e h e l ps
d oc t o r e x ec ut e t he s u r ge r y i n a s ho r t e r t i me c omp ar ed t o
t r ad i t i ona l s u r ger i e s t ha t t a k e l on ge r t i me. As l es s t i me t a k en
i n s ur ge r y , t h e d oc t o r c a n h andl e and s e r v es ot he r pat i ent s
wi t h di f f e r en t c a s e s of i l l ne s s an d t he d oc t or f a c e s l e s s
f at i gue. Mo r eo v er , t h e r o bot i c s en s o r i s a d e v i c e o r t oo l t ha t
c on t r i bu t e s t o a b et t e r s u r ger y a n d i n c r ea s e s t he s t and a r d of
h ea l t h a nd s af et y of pat i ent s .

Fi na l l y , r obo t i c s e ns o r h e l p s mo v eme nt of pe op l e t o t h e i r
d es t i na t i on b y t h e i n s t a l l at i o n of i t i n de v i c e s . The r e a r e
p r odu c t s o r de v i c e s t ha t u s e s e ns o r an d gi v e b enef i t t o t hem.
St an s b u r y ( 2002 ) s t at es , we c an get t h e mo s t a c c u r at e
l o c a t i on b y u s i ng Gl oba l Po s i t i on i n g Sy s t em ( GPS) t e c hn o l o gy
a nd mak e p eopl e , e s p ec i a l l y t h e u s e r , e as i l y mo v e t o a
d es i r e d l oc at i o n. GPS i s e qu i pp ed wi t h map s a nd po s i t i o ns
f r om a l l a r ound t he wo r l d, b y wh i c h we c an s a v e a
c on s i de r ab l e amo unt of t i me na vi ga t i n g f o r e i gn ar e as , f i nd i n g
a l oc al r e s t a u r an t o r l o c a t i n g t he nea r es t eme r ge nc y s e r v i c e
f ac i l i t y . Fu r t he r mo r e, de v i c e s t ha t u s e GPS r ec ei v e r e a l - t i me
u pda t e s , a l l o wi ng t hem t o mon i t o r t r af f i c an d r e - di r ec t t o a
f as t e r and mo r e ef f i c i e nt r out e . Bes i d es , t h i s t ec hno l o gy
p r o v i d es t r a c k i ng i nf o r mat i o n an d h el ps p r e di c t t he nat u r a l
d i s a s t e r ' s damage s e v e r i t y f o r eme r gen c y r e l i ef , s t a t e s Kr o w
( 2 002 ) .

As we ha v e s ee n ab o v e, t he r ob ot i c s en s o r gi v e s a l o t of
a d v ant a ge s i n h uman l i f e and mak es human l i f e be t t e r .
I ma gi ne i f t h i s wo r l d i s s t i l l wi t ho ut r o bo t i c s en s i n g
t ec hno l o gy , s ome of h uman l i f e a c t i v i t i e s ma y no t be a b l e t o
b e ac c omp l i s hed wi t h n ea r per f ec t ac c u r ac y . Wor s e s t i l l ,
s ome of t h em ma y no t be c omp l e t ed at a l l . We a r e s o
i mme r s ed i n t h i s t e c hno l o gy , un t i l t hat i t ha s b e c ome ou r
e x o s k e l e t on s ; s o muc h s o t ha t we do no t e v en r ea l i z ed t h at i t
i s t he r e i n t he f i r s t p l a c e . The de v e l opme nt of t hi s
t ec hno l o gy wi l l c on t i nue t o s p r e ad i n t o t he f u t u r e as t he
s o l u t i on t o p r ob l ems t ha t we f ac e an d s u r e l y wi l l s u r pr i s e u s
u s e r s wi t h t he i r l a t e s t de v e l o pmen t .


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Name : Muhama d Add i n Ak ma l b i n Mohd Ra i f ( 20 12 8697 16 )
Mu hammad Ar i f Fa r h an Bi n Muh ammad Ha r i t h Fad z i l l ah
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Muhammad Haf i z h Bi n Muhammad Sa bt u ( 20 126 33 394 )
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