Intelligent machines are more about shaking hands than simply doing sums.
When we
look at the history of robotics, there has always been a dichotomy between hard-working industry machines – little more than robotic arms – that toiled away ceaselessly, spray-painting cars or filling jars with food on an assembly line, while in the make-believe world of science fiction, characters such as R2D2 and Johnny 5 entertained kids and went on great adventures.
Lively little robots with free will and personalities of their own may seem a bit far-fetched, but the core idea of intelligent machines that have the ability to interact with human beings is one of the driving forces of modern robotics.
Though most industries will be perfectly happy to stick with the robotic arm, our metallic friends hold the potential for innovation in modern science and healthcare. Large companies such as Toyota have been researching such fields for years.
However, what sets these robots apart from their predecessors is technology that will help them not just to think, see and process information like a human, but also to socialise like one too.
Robot designer Cynthia Breazeal, who spoke about this subject recently during Science Week Ireland, says robots can have a broad range of human embodiments.
The affectionate, albeit fictional, robots of the silver screen, such as C-3P0 of Star Warsfame, always beg the questions: will robots ever reach the emotional complexity of human beings, and will they ever be our friends?
When we
look at the history of robotics, there has always been a dichotomy between hard-working industry machines – little more than robotic arms – that toiled away ceaselessly, spray-painting cars or filling jars with food on an assembly line, while in the make-believe world of science fiction, characters such as R2D2 and Johnny 5 entertained kids and went on great adventures.Lively little robots with free will and personalities of their own may seem a bit far-fetched, but the core idea of intelligent machines that have the ability to interact with human beings is one of the driving forces of modern robotics.
Though most industries will be perfectly happy to stick with the robotic arm, our metallic friends hold the potential for innovation in modern science and healthcare. Large companies such as Toyota have been researching such fields for years.
However, what sets these robots apart from their predecessors is technology that will help them not just to think, see and process information like a human, but also to socialise like one too.
Robot designer Cynthia Breazeal, who spoke about this subject recently during Science Week Ireland, says robots can have a broad range of human embodiments.
The affectionate, albeit fictional, robots of the silver screen, such as C-3P0 of Star Warsfame, always beg the questions: will robots ever reach the emotional complexity of human beings, and will they ever be our friends?
IT3 komment:
A robotika eddigi történetét különös, a tudományos alapok és a technológiai lehetőségek ismeretében viszont igencsak logikus kettősség jellemzi: a gépek túlnyomó többségét intelligenciát nem igénylő mechanikus rutinfeladatok elvégzésére gyártják, a teoretikusok-tervezők nagy része azonban sokkal többet, valamilyen szintű értelemmel rendelkező robotot szándékozna előbb-utóbb fejleszteni. Nemcsak emberi formájú, hanem cselekedeteiben is a Homo sapiensre emlékeztető szerkezeteket. A robotok egyre szélesebb körű alkalmazása egyértelműen jelzi: szükség van, szükség lenne az ilyen gépekre
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