The document discusses robotics, including defining robots as active artificial agents that operate in the physical world. It outlines the general structure of robots including control systems, actuators, sensors and their environment. Current developments discussed include emotions in robots, the body structure of humanoid robots like NAO and Sophia, and future areas of development such as emotions, energy efficiency, integration of control structures, and applications like robotic surgery.

1. Robotics
NOW & FUTURE
MOHAMMAD MAHDIZADEH
NOVEMBER, 2017

2. Definition of Robotics
General Structure of Robots
Current Developments
Rationality
Emotions in Robots
A Humanoid Robot Body Structure
NAO a Humanoid Robot
Sophia a Humanoid Robot
Future Developments

3. A robot is…
◦ “An active artificial agent whose environment is the physical world”
--Russell and Norvig
◦ “A programmable, multifunction manipulator designed to move material,
parts, tools or specific devices through variable programmed motions for the
performance of a variety of tasks”
--Robot Institute of America

4. Control
Actuators
Sensors
Environment

5. • Emotions
• Energy-efficiency
• Integration
Hierarchy of information representation
• Control structures
Synthesis of neural nets and fuzzy logic
• Robotic surgery
Telepresence
• Robot perception
Face and object recognition

7. What is Emotions?
What is the Role of emotions in human life?
Why would we endow artificial agents with emotions?

11. Brawn, Bone & Brain