2. What Does This Look Like To You?
Did you think it was a human? If so,
you were mistaken.
Actually, this is a ROBOT! Meet Geminoid
F , a robot made by Hiroshi Ishiguro.
3. Although, people believe robots make humans
lazier and less capable of doing tasks, robotics is
a huge part of society and is good.
4.
5. Robots Help Jobs
There are some jobs that only robots can do
– Jobs that require precision and consistency
– Jobs where work is unsafe for humans
• Setting off explosives
– Jobs where the cost is too high to have all human
workers.
According to The International Federation of Robotics
Gorle
6. Survey Results
Robotics is good for society.
0, 0%
3, 7%
11, 26%
10, 23% Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Disagree or Agree
19, 44% Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Data from www.spartatch.wix.com/robotics . Take this survey here
7. Robots Help People
• According to Live Science, there are robots
used to help people that are disabled.
• Robotics is also used in police scanners.
When they drive down streets, they can use
their robotic scanner to scan the streets for
lost or stolen vehicles.
Cooper
10. Most people feel that robotics will be
big in the future.
Robotics will be a huge part of society in the future.
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Srongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly
Agree Disagree or Disagree
Agree
Data from www.spartatch.wix.com/robotics . Take this survey here
13. Sources
• Gorle, Peter. Positive Impact of Industrial Robots. 21 February 2011.
20 September 2012.
<http://www.ifr.org/uploads/media/Metra_Martech_Study_on_rob
ots_02.pdf>.
• 27 August 2012. Digital History. 27 August 2012.
• Cooper, Rory A. "Robotic Systems Help People with Disabilities." 14
• August 2009. Live Science. 29 September 2012.
<http://www.livescience.com/5622-robotic-systems-people-
disabilities.html>.
• Beasley, Ryan A. "Medical Robots: Current Systems and Research
Directions." 6 July 2012. Hindawi Publishing Corporation: Journal of
Robotics. 5 October 2012.
<www.hindawi.com/journals/jr/2012/401613/>.
• Pictures from freedigitalimages.net and google images
