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Dictionary of Robot related terms Android An android is an anthropomorphic robot i.e. a robot with humanoid appearance. From the Greek andrö- meaning ‘male, man’ . Animatronics The art of bringing inanimate objects to life, through use of robotics, puppetry, and aesthetic enhancements. A rare form of robotics; Animatronics began as a dream of Walt Disney in the 50s, though the idea did not reach fruition until the 1964-65 world fair. The first ride to employ Animatronics was the Pirates of the Caribbean, in 1967. The four main areas connected with Animatronics are: Movies/Television, Theme Parks/ Casinos/ Museums, Toys, and Prosthetics.differ primarily in production scale. Artificial Intelligence (AI) A very broad term indicating the ability of an artifact e.g. a computer, to perform the same kinds of functions that characterize human thought. Anthropomorphic From the Greek anthropomorphous 'of human form'; Having the nature, resembling, tending to, the form of man Automata
Latin from
Greek, neut. of automatos ‘acting by and through itself': A mechanism with concealed motive power. From the Greek Auto - meaning same, self Avatar
From
Sanskrit, meaning: 'Earthly incarnation of a Hindu god or goddess'. Avatar
is used to describe the embodiment or manifestation of an idea. In cyberspace
for example, your avatar is the visual appearance or icon used to
represent yourself. In the real world it may be used to describe an
Android in the image of oneself. Cyborg - A person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by machine technology (as yet undeveloped). Exoskeleton - From the Greek exö meaning
without (outside), a rigid external covering for the body in certain animals, providing
support and protection. Robot - From the Slav. robotnik, 'workman'; O. Slavrobu 'servant'. & Russ. robota, 'work' . A mechanical man from the play.' R.U.R.' (Rossum's Universal Robots), by the Czech novelist Karel Capek. Perhaps one of the first true robots was an experimental model called SHAKEY, designed by researchers at the Stanford Research Institute in the late 1960s. It was able to arrange blocks into stacks using a television camera as a visual sensor and a small computer for processing.Robotics - The term 'robotics' refers to the study and use of robots. The term was coined and first used by the Russian-born American scientist and writer Isaac Asimov (born Jan. 2, 1920, died Apr. 6, 1992). Asimov was best known for his many works of science fiction. The word 'robotics' was first used in Runaround, a short story published in 1942. I, Robot, a collection of several Robot stories, was published in 1950. Asimov also proposed his three "Laws of Robotics", and he later added a 'zeroth law' (0). 0. A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. 1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, unless this would violate a higher order law. 2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with a higher order law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher order law. From Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 AD, as quoted in I, Robot - Isaac Asimov [ Webmaster ]
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