Prof. S.K.

Saha

Robotics: An Introduction

Contents
Books
Humanoid Robots
Video

Prof. S.K. Saha

Dept. of Mech. Eng.
IIT Delhi

Other Robots
Aspects of Robotics
RoC-BEE (New way of teaching)
Conclusions

May 15, 2009@IIT Delhi

Humanoid Robots

Sahas Books

More Robots
Move to Directory
Session: sess1 (9 min)
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03 0606-12 min
Session: sess2 (7 min)
08--15 min
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Asimo (Honda): 120cm; 52kg

Qrio (Sony): 58cm; 7kg

Definition of Robot
What is a robot?
Robit (Check word) --> Work
Robota (Slav word) --> Menial or slave
labour
Got publicity from the play
Rossums Universal Robots (RUR) [1921]
Karel Capek

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PUMA Robot

SCORBOT--Israeli (by Falcon)

SCORBOT

Pick/Place Robot
Robot--Systemantics, India
RTX
Robot

Space Robot

Wheeled Robots

Centre-driven Vehicle
(Carlisle, 1984)

Robotics: An Introduction

With Mecanum wheel (Jonsson,

1985) or Omnidirectional wheel
(Muir and Neuman, 1987)

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RoboTRAC

Snake-like articulated mobile robot

A system supported with wheels and legs

Parallel Robots

Int. Std. Org. (ISO) Definition

Robot
An automatically controlled, re-programmable,
p p
manipulative
p
machine,, with or
multi-purpose
without locomotion, for use in industrial
automation applications
Other definitions: Rob. Soc. of Japan, etc.
Common temrs:
temrs Re-programmable, Multipurpose

Laws of Robotics
By Issac Asimov (1940s)
1. A robot may not injure a human being or,
though inaction, allow a human being to come
to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given by human
beings, except when such orders would
conflict with the first law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence, as
long as such protection does not conflict with
the first or second law.

Robotics: An Introduction

First Robot
First Commercial Robot (1962)
By Unimation Inc., USA, founded by
Joseph F. Engelberger
(Father of Robotics)
in 1950
Installed in General Motors plant

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Applications

Industrial Robot Population

Stockk and
Fore
ecast

Other Robot Population

Reasons for Poor Utilization

Mainly due to

U N E M P L O Y M E N T
[Japan with 3 50 000 robots in 1992 had <
3% unemployment]
l
t]
Other reasons

More Reasons
R&D Supports: By Govt. only
Companies involved: Almost nil
Advanced Research Absorption: Poor
Questions:
Should We Use Robots?

Yes

Lack of proper perspective

Cheap labour
Non-availability
High import cost/High investment

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Do We Need Robots?
If yes, how?

Yes (modified way)

Lets see

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Where and How?

Robotics in Our Countries

To Overcome `
`Robotics vs. Unemployment
Do we like to
work in front of a furnace at 500oC [Hazardous]
weld two parts for 8H/day for several years?
[Monotonous]

Robot = Machine [Robot Human]

Where?

How?

In hazardous
environment
(Chemical, Steel,
Nuclear, plants)
High precision
applications
Export oriented
products

When to Use a Robot?

Indigenous design
Develop as required
(Customized design)
Make awareness
Think it as a
machine

RoC-BEE
RoCConcept

Thumb Rules:
Is task Dirty, Dull, Dangerous, Difficult?
Will a human be jobless?

Robotics ContestContest-Based
Education in
Engineering (RoC(RoC-BEE)

Is a human willing to do a job?

Demonstration through
Robocon

Is robot usage economic?

Bangkok, Thailand

DD-Robocon03

ROBOCON: National TV Coverage

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Takraw Ball Playing Robot DD-Robocon03

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Hanoi, Vietnam

DD--MIT
DD
MIT--Robocon07

Final in DD-Sports

ABU--Robocon08: Aug. 31, 2008

ABU
Final: Egypt vs China

Test of Automatic

Robotech Room@IITD

Robocon Activity in Brief

Requires about 1515-20 students
Mechanical, Electrical,

7-8 months preparations

Min. Rs. 11-2 lakhs (US$2
(US$2--4K)
Can be integrated with course work
CGPA increased

Conclusions
Robotics is explained
Several advanced robots are shown
Robocons are emphasized

Thank You
saha@mech.iitd.ac.in
sahaiitd@gmail.com
http://web.iitd.ac.in/~saha

Robotics: An Introduction