Using Open Source Code To Improve Robotics
The future of humanity might well be a robotic one, full of intelligent open-source robots that could nourish the elderly, perform the precision operation, or work beside you at the office. As you could imagine, the process of engineering and designing these robots is not as straightforward nor as streamlined as it could be.
After all, many working in the field found themselves beginning from scratch when starting a new task, re-implementing the software infrastructure that robotics algorithms are created upon. The end result is that too much time is wasted on “re-inventing the wheel” instead of developing advanced robotics software.…
Let Robotic Cleaners Do Your Chores
Best Robotic Cleaners
As far as many homeowners believe robots were only meant for difficult jobs that were almost impossible for humans to do. And some believe robots should do all of the horrible jobs that we don’t want to do.
However, the rise of AI systems in smart homes and robotic cleaners means we are getting much closer. We are ways from the robot butlers that will walk around the home and do everything.
There are now lots of specialized robots for specific tasks, creating quite the army of helpers. Here is a series of clever little devices that you can employ to carry out five of the worst household chores.…
Using Robots In Your Home
Home Robots
Robotics is all about finding ways to use technology to improve the lives of others or discover new things. For many of us, this means developing new technology to make our lives much easier, especially within the home. Home robots may be part of our future.
We all want to save time and energy on tasks, or simply delegate them to an automated, intelligent machine. As technology develops, home robots are becoming more sophisticated in their abilities and more diverse.
Cleaning tools can function on their own. Yard work becomes much less of a chore. Security issues are easily resolved with greater peace of mind. The whole home is now monitored and controlled with ease. In the end, we will be able to use these robots to the whole day.…
Sales of Home Robots Is Taking Off (Finally)!
Gone are the days when robots were merely seen as a distant technological dream. Today, robot technology is developing at an increasingly rapid rate. Indeed, the world saw the emergence of service home robots, like pool cleaning robots or robotic vacuum cleaners that can carry out jobs at home previously reserved for human beings.
Indeed, the service robots industry has grown by leaps and bounds. According to one market research, the global service robotics market is expected to grow to $15.69 billion by the year 2020.
While professional robots such as those used for industrial, medical and defense purposes generate the highest revenue, it is domestic/personal service robots that are rapidly gaining market share particularly regarding volume (units) sold. This is a clear indication that more homeowners are buying robots.
What Market Research Says about Domestic Robots
There are two distinct categories of domestic service robots; household service robots (such as those homeowners use to clean, mow or enhance their home security) and personal service robots (such as those used for entertainment, education, handicap assistance and other personal care services).…
The Long, Slow Road to Robots In Our Homes
Smart devices for the home are nothing new. Human nature forces us to find better, smarter solutions for life’s problems. Why waste time, energy and resources if there is a more effective, efficient approach. Besides, smart devices aren’t the first major development here. Robots in our homes are the way of the future.
Electrification and programming turned manual jobs or chores into mechanical products. Developers talk about the rise of domotics, or home automation, meaning robotics for domestic chores around the home. This is the next step in the history of the smart, efficient home.
In 2016, a group of researchers released a theory on the three generations of home automation as part of a paper titled; “Sustainable Smart Home and Home Automation: Big Data Analytics Approach”. The 3 generations include:
- First Generation: wireless technology with a proxy server for basic automated tasks.
- Second Generation: AI devices that control other electronics such as home hubs and smart thermostats like the latest Nest & ecobee thermostats.
Robots Are Here To Stay And Help Us
Developing Robots
Robots now come in many shapes and sizes, for many functions. There are cute ones, and there are serious ones. There are ones with important roles in defense and healthcare, and there are strippers and hitchhikers and with no real purpose.
Then there are all the humanoids, bears, dogs and other creatures in between that are trying to use robotics to help. The breath of robotics allows companies to continue developing robots that really can make a difference.…
Robotic Home Assistants Are The Future
Robotics For Home Assistants
The world of robotics has opened the door for many interesting tools in many applications. Robots, whether simplistic or humanoid, have the potential to change many industries. This ranges as far as healthcare and surgery to manufacturing and customer service. In the end, most consumers are still waiting for that perfect robot butler or maid. Home assistant robots are highly desirable and now come in many forms.…
