Curtis Fields Military Robots 11/19/2013 Computer Technology 2 The purpose of Military Robots is to keep people alive by assisting in combat. and surveillance. Military robots are autonomous robots that are remote controlled devices for military applications. They help our military by providing intelligence, transportation, tactical aid, bomb defusing help, and surveillance. The beginning of military robot use was during World War II and the cold war, the Germans Goliath tracked mines. It was a small remote controlled German-engineered demolition vehicle, also known as the beetle tank to the allies. The caterpillar tracked vehicle were approximately 4 feet long, 2 feet wide and 1 foot tall. It carried (165-220 Lbs.) of high explosives. It was intended to be used for multiple purposes such as destroying tanks, disrupting dense infantry formation, demolition of buildings,and testing chemical suits. SYRANO (Système Robotisé d'Acquisition pour la Neutralisation d'Objectifs, "Robotic System for Acquisition and Neutralisation of Targets") was the first operational battlefield robot for the French military. It would collect information in urban combat zones. United States have unmanned guns called Sentry’s, the Sentry detecting and destroying short range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft first used exclusively on Navel assets, and now also as land-based defenses. Using military robots means that humans do not have to get hurt during combat. The robot will shoot for you and get shot at instead of you. The XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle minimizes Soldiers' exposure directly to hazards which saves lives in the field. The robots weight is less than 29lbs and it can carry 6 pounds of equipment. This robot is also controlled by an... ... middle of paper ... ...es military recently began equipping mobile robotic platforms to carry small and medium-size firearms. Finally, for almost half the cost of a new robot, REbotics offers a substantial inventory of quality used robots from a variety of manufacturers like FANUC Robotics, ABB, Panasonic Factory Automation, Motoman, Kuka and Nachi. Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) - a provider of optics, navigation and guidance systems and controls for unmanned military vehicles of all types. Statistics have proven that more lives our saved with robots than by humans alone. The robots take on explosives, toxic material and combat zones and they take the fire instead of us. The military is spending billions on military robots but it is paying off decreasing the load and strain and deaths on the humans that saves lives. We are much more important than the robots they are replaceable not us.
...se of military robots, pose additional ethical challenges. Given the nature of the wars being fought and the technology involved, the ethical questions can only become even more complex over time.
The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is a United States military term for remote weapon station systems for use within armored vehicles. The US military has fielded both the M101 CROWS and M153 CROWS II systems. The CROWS system provides an operator with the ability to acquire and engage targets while inside a vehicle, protected by its armor. It is designed to mount on a variety of vehicle platforms and supports the Mk 19 grenade launcher, M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, M240B Machine Gun, and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. This paper will discuss the operation system of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) and its uses within the military forces as it relates to today’s society.
“The Robot Invasion” written by Charlie Gillis, characterizes the appellation of robots and how it’s viewed. Robots have many benefits ranging from working in factories to the construction of motor vehicles. Exchanged views on the progression in robotic technology because of businesses in the marketplace. In addition to the everyday domestic housework.
As robots have become more of a reality and less of movie magic, (see Brian Gair’s robotics essay) they have been put to the test in many ways. Recently, the United States military has been funding companies to develop unmanned drones and unmanned vehicles that can travel to places we can’t, or don’t want to, go. They even have exoskeletons they allow soldiers to carry more without the added stress. Many companies, even ones you wouldn’t expect, are making these military robots. iRobot, the company known for its autonomous vacuum, makes four remote controlled vehicles used for situational awareness, bomb control, hazmat operations, and many other things. Boeing is working on unmanned helicopters and recon planes. Even the British Army is developing
“The Robot Invasion” is written by Charlie Gillis in 2012. Gillis gives informed information of the present state of robotics and how it can affect us in the future. Presently scientists have been working on small robots that could soon perform tasks humans could forego. “Andrew Vardy posted footage on YouTube of toy-sized robots he’d modified to sort plastic pucks randomly placed on a surface” (Gillis, as cited in McWhorter, 2014, p 478). Vardy’s experiment is one of many experiments that could bring us closer to a future where robots are apart of our daily lives. Another example of small robots would be quadrotors. “Quadrotors teams can be seen doing light shows, navigating obstacle courses and ferrying around a submachine gun” (p 479). Kiva Systems makes and sells an automated warehousing system where hundreds of robots move merchandise from storage to shipping bay. “The system is said to triple distribution productivity, and had been adopted by a host of big-box
Robots have been widely viewed and seen as “the future.” Although they can definitely have their downfalls, robots can change the world as we know it. Providing care for the elderly and sick is just one possibility. Imagining a world filled with robots can be scary, but realizing the potential that can come with that is exciting. Even though it may not happen in the near-by future, robots will make a prominent entrance. We, as the people, have to decide what we want for the future
Even though it doesn’t sound as scary as killer robots, it is much more a reality. There are several examples throughout media and literature that address this, two more prominent ones being Will Smith’s 2004 movie I, Robot and more recently the show Humans on AMC. I, Robot takes place in the year 2035. Fully intelligent robots exist and follow three rules; to never harm a human, to never let harm come to a human, and to always follow the orders of a human, unless it comes into conflict with the first two laws. Almost everyone owns a robot and they are personal helpers for many humans. (IMDb) Will Smith plays Del Spooner, who is a Chicago cop who doesn’t trust any of the robots. Spooner is called in to investigate the death of a top Roboticist, who died falling of the top his office building. The death is labeled as a suicide but Spooner is suspicious that something else is up. As he investigates the death he finds that the robots in the office don’t follow Spooner’s commands which violates the three laws. He later discovers a robot named ‘Sonny’ that has emotions and the ability to dream, which was impossible for robots to do. Spooner is getting to close to something in his investigation and he is eventually attacked by a swarm of NS-5 robots. Spooner is dismissed for the investigation and discharged from duty. One night the NS-5 robots roam the streets ignoring the commands of their
1. I believe that robots should be seen as tools, but there may be some unique legal or moral hazards if they are capable of autonomous killing. I don't believe that robots should be able to emotionlessly kill anything in its path. This decision should be left to a person monitoring and in control of the machine that is forced to decide whether to kill somebody or not. I feel that there would be too much margin for error to let a machine decide. Even if we could program a machine to have morals or feel emotions to decide to kill somebody, there would still be that one percent chance of failure and could lead to unintended deaths. Even if the machines are being used by the military, I would want there to be restrictions or limitations in place for the usage of these machines. Especially if the machines were to
I believe the ubiquity of robots will be cause for certain concern in the years approaching. These man-like machines are being integrated into society, and will inevitably replace humans altogether. For starters, society is filling previously human held positions with these robots, which will increase unemployment rates. It is claimed that the robots will execute the tasks quicker and more precisely, however corporations fail to see the negative effect. The machines will be completing jobs that humans would have executed, received a paycheck for, and then used this to provide for their family. One by one they will replace humans in easily completed jobs, eventually leaving the majority of the country incapable of fending for themselves or
Robots are machines that can do the work of a person and that work automatically or are controlled by a computer (Merriam-Webster, 2014). The Robot Institute of America (circa 1979) defines robots as “a reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialized devices through various programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks” (Branwyn, G.). The Japanese Industrial Robot Association (JIRA) has classified robots based on the following: manually operated manipulators, sequential manipulators, programmable manipulators, numerically controlled robots, sensate robots, adaptive robots, smart robots, and intelligent mechatronic systems (Branwyn, G.). Robots have been improved over time and have proven to be efficient because the computer is controlling them. The history of robots goes as far back as the Ancient Greeks and Romans for the use of toys, tool...
Robots have many tasks to accomplish in the world, from doing work to playing with humans. Generally, there are few types of robots for these jobs. There are general-purpose robots used to do many functions like walking around or talking to people. Some of these can move by themselves, and some of them try to mimic humans. Robots are also used to work rapidly and efficiently. Factory robots are usually cheaper than human workers, and they can work more efficiently. They can assemble...
I don’t think there is any reason for these robots to have every ability that a human does. There is no way they are going to have the intelligence a human does. Artificial Intelligence is just going to bring more harm into our communities. We can’t trust the robots doing the “everyday” human activities, they are going to lead to unemployment, and will lead to laziness causing more obesity.
...ings to ignore. For example, they affect the manner in which the brain functions. Robots also affect the social life of people, in society, which has become an ethical issue among many researchers. On the right side, robots also offer security to families and companies and perform duties that are dangerous to human beings. In addition to that, robots are of benefit in the medical field especially to students with disabilities and those awaiting organ transplant procedures. This is where robots help them remain in touch with their friends. However, there are many security concerns in regard of robotic objects, especially when people use them in place of human interactions. However, the coming days may produce advanced robots with sensor-based, animated devices that use expressive sound, light, movement a screens to praise, encourage, advice and comfort human beings.
This paper gives some insight into the vast subject of artificial intelligence and its use in the business world. Artificial intelligence is an incredibly interesting topic; it is used throughout the world in many different applications. Many do not know what artificial intelligence is or how it used, even though they are surrounded by it on a daily basis. To learn more about this topic it is important to do extensive research online by reading many different academic journals and articles. This paper will give the reader a better understanding of artificial intelligence and how it is being used in transportation and manufacturing businesses. These are just two small sections in the wide subject of AI (artificial intelligence) but give a bigger
To conclude, robots could be the backbone of the society that will result in a technological revolution. Because of robots various characteristics that do not experience fear, nor exhaustion and they are precisely programmed, which make them able to help in case of need, housework, and factories production. Society needs to put the issue of robots into consideration to satisfy any shortage exists in the world.