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Space Forum / Shuttle / August 2004robotics
What's the history behind robotics in the military? Is it an offshoot of the space program? Or is it the other way around? Ned B. > What's the history behind robotics in the military? Is it an offshoot of > the space program? Or is it the other way around? > Ned B. I'm sure that as technology developed in one field, it was applied to the other, but war has been around forever. There's a lot of independent contracting that goes on with robotics in the military. Have you heard of iRobot? It's a company that develops robotic equipment for the military and then applies that technology to individual consumers. The need for the military to dispose of unexploded bombs is why you can buy a 'roomba' robot to vacuum your floors for you. To e-mail me, drop pants > > What's the history behind robotics in the military? Is it an offshoot > of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > need for the military to dispose of unexploded bombs is why you can buy > a 'roomba' robot to vacuum your floors for you. The new Discovery Roomba senses when it hits more dirt and spends more time cleaning it. Colin Angle [ceo or head or whatever of IRobot] says there are certain similarities between finding mines and finding dust bunnies. I don't think that company is doing any space applications...  SignatureBarbara Needham > The new Discovery Roomba senses when it hits more dirt and spends more > time cleaning it. Colin Angle [ceo or head or whatever of IRobot] says > there are certain similarities between finding mines and finding dust > bunnies. It's also very good at vacuuming up dog hair, not that there's a military application for that, I suspect. Robots for cleaning aren't quite new, because there have been automatic pool cleaners that use the same random path technique. In fiction, robots do a lot of housework, too. I once read an article by some (male) sf writer who suggested that robots for housework were invented by men who didn't want to do it themselves. Mary SignatureMary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer miliff@qnet.com >It's also very good at vacuuming up dog hair, not that there's a >military application for that, I suspect. Robots for cleaning aren't >quite new, because there have been automatic pool cleaners that use >the same random path technique. Now if you had a pair of robo-collies, you could see how good it was at picking up those used D cell batteries that keep dropping out of their rear ends. >In fiction, robots do a lot of housework, too. I once read an article >by some (male) sf writer who suggested that robots for housework were >invented by men who didn't want to do it themselves. And if that robot is named "Fifi" and and dressed as a miniskirted French maid....I'm going to be able to sell a million of these things.... ;-) Pat Does anyone care to guess what will come next after the iRoomba Discovery? How far off are we from getting Rosie from the Jetsons? > > The new Discovery Roomba senses when it hits more dirt and spends more > > time cleaning it. Colin Angle [ceo or head or whatever of IRobot] says [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Mary |
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