Reg’s Robotics Rhapsody

On June 10 and July 7 2003, two of NASA’S Mars Exploration Rovers, named Spirit and Oppourtunity, were launched from Earth and sent hurtling towards the Red Planet. Their aim was to gather information about the history of water on the planet. The two robots touched down on Mars January 3 and January 24 PST, 2004 (January [...]

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Oberon
Oberon is a world first submarine robot developed in Australia. It has just returned from its maiden voyage mapping parts of the Great Barrier reef. Oberon weighs in at 150 kg and is one of a range of autonomous machines being manufactured at the Australian Centre for Field Robotics. Oberon is unique as it is the first [...]

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FANUC M-430iA series robot
The M-430 series robot is designed to handle food and pharmecutical products. This robot is state of the art and is resistant to the acid that is used to clean it. The robot’s design makes it clean and sanitary, perfect for handling the products it does. The robot features 2 motors at [...]

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The 5 main parts of a robot are the controller, the arm, the drive, the end effector and the sensor.
The Control 
In order for a robot to work it has to be connected to a computer, this computer is called the controller. The controller is like the brain of the robot and allows the robot to [...]

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The Aquabot Inground Robot Pool Cleaner
 The Aquabot cleans all types of swimming pools in 4 hours or less by itself. The robot scrubs, vacuums and filters debris from floors, walls and waterlines. The great thing about the aquabot is that it decreases energy bills.

  RobotShop Distribution.(2003). Robot Pool Cleaners. [Internet]. Robotshop Distribution inc, U.S.A. Available [...]

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Eurobot
Eurobot is a 3 armed robot that is capable of climbing around the hull of the International Space Station and whilst doing so helping astronauts complete maitenence work. Eurobot is being made for the European Space Agency by an industrial consortium “Thales Alenia Space” in France. Eurobot has just finished a round of tests on [...]

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Roboraptor
The roboraptor at 32 inches long, is a fusion of technology and personality. Roboraptor comes to life with its advanced artificial intelligence, personality and its realistic biomorphic motions. Roboraptor has 3 moods: hunter, cautious and playful. Autonomous environmental interaction is also found with the roboraptor.

 Wow Wee Robotics. Roboraptor, a fusion of technology and personality.[Internet]. Wow Wee [...]

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Mini-Andros
The Mini-Andros robot is definately a robot on a mission. The robot can lift 15 pounds using an extendable arm, boasts 3 low-light video cameras, allows for 2 way radio communication and can even be armed with a 12 gauge sidewinder shotgun. The robot can also be used effectively in nuclear contamination situations by being equipped [...]

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 The KUKA KR 1000 Titan 6-Axis Industrial Robot. The titan has an incedible payload of 1000kg and a reach of 3200mm. This robot is designed to handle extremely heavy lifting and manipulation procedures. This robot is targeted to the automotive and foundry industries.
 
The ABB IRB 2400 is just the robot for companies that need arc [...]

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I propose that it would be ok for a robot to deliberately kill a human if it was for the greater good. An example of this would be if a person was hospitalised and was dying. In this case it would be ok for a robot to euthanise the patient if that is the will [...]

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