ROBOTICS –TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE

COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE OFFICER BILL BETTS AND SGT. CHRIS ARSEENAU

US ARMY 663RD EODSSG THOMPSON

Where do you go to school?What grade are you in?What is your favorite subject?What type of soda do you drink?What is your favorite TV show?What is your favorite music artist?What is your favorite color?How many siblings do you have?If you could be a car, what type of car would you be?Where would your dream house be located?If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?What type of sports do you like?Who is your favorite sports figure?What famous person do you admire? and why?What do you want to be when you grow up?

When you think of robots, what do you imagine?Anyone ever watch “The Jetsons”?

What does a robot look like?

What is the definition of a “real” robot?1: a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; also : a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized b : an efficient insensitive person who functions automatically

2: a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks

3: a mechanism guided by automatic controls

How will robotics shape our future?

abc robots in hospitals

Robots or humanity

pack robots for military

aerial surveillance and targeting robots

Robotic Soccer

Robots on the battle field

Robots for the Elderly

Issues with robots?• Jobs

• Ethical issues – fully autonomous?

• Others?

The future of robotics?

Regional Explosives Unit robots

Andros F6A+Pointman surveillance robot

Military EOD robots-Talon-Packbot

Questions?