Thursday, December 8, 2016

Robots

The world is becoming more and more robotic. Expensive they may be, robots are being created left and right to do simple tasks. The technology and material is improving so that robots will come in all shapes and sizes, allowing them to do things that humans never could.
Inventors will oftentimes use Bio-mimicry (copying nature) to create more efficient robots. As I list the robots below you will notice that many of them are knock-offs of something nature does.

  • Jumping Robots: Inspired by small monkeys known as bush babies, these robots can rapidly bounce off walls giving them jumping ability that no previous robot has ever had. In the future these could help scan disaster areas.
  • Improved Flying Robots: Scientists are testing parrots as they fly through laser-lit airborne particles so they can completely understand how animals fly. This shows that current flying-robots can be improved.
  • Artificial Intelligence: No, these robots don't actually think, but they can observe current strategies in one area and be able to help researchers with tasks that they already do. 
  • Deep Diving Killer-Robots: Years ago the Lionfish was introduced to the Atlantic Ocean and has been preying on the natural fish that keep the reef clean and healthy. So how do we deal with these threatening (and quite ugly) predators? We send in killer-robots that remotely zap the lionfish to control the population.
  • Soft Robots: Most robots are made from "nuts and bolts" and are almost completely metal. Researchers have started to try and make soft robots. As a result they are developing air muscles on robots to make them safer to interact with people.
  • Biobots: What if there was such thing as a cyborg? Well, actually there kind of is. Researchers have taken living cells from animals and put them inside of man-made devices. When electricity is applied to the cells to make them move, they usually just fire at random rates and directions. Recently they have lined up the cells in patterns so when electricity is added they all work together and can move the device.
More and more robots are coming and I will probably look more into this subject, considering all of the information it's providing. Most inventions are a robot of some kind. We can create robots that can do nearly everything a person can. Lets just hope that they don't go crazy and enslave the humans.

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