M4: When Technology and Humanity Cross Flashcards
The first call ever made on a cellphone, was
from an engineer named?
Martin Cooper
What healthcare robot did the Filipinos invent
that is now on duty at Bulacan quarantine
facility.
Rovidoc
Also known as the epicenter of technology has the majority of industrial robots in operation
today.
Japan
Performs useful tasks for humans or equipment
excluding industrial automation application; do specific tasks but focus mainly in assisting their masters in their everyday tasks.
Service robots
Made it their task to formulate a working definition for service robots.
The International Federation of Robotics
(IFR)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
An actuated mechanism programmable in two or more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving within its body, to perform intended
tasks.
Robot
Means the ability to perform intended
tasks based on current state and sensing without human intervention.
Autonomy
Used for noncommercial task, usually by
laypersons.
Personal service robot
Used for commercial task, usually operated
by a properly trained operator.
Professional service robot
“I think there are some things we should allow robots to do and other things they should definitely not do.”
Prof Sparrow
“I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots.”
Albert Einstein