What do Robots Do?
James McLurkin
The Promise of Robotics
Dangerous missions
Dirty jobs
Dull tasks
What do Robots Do?I’ll show you pictures of nine
famous robots.
What are their names?
What are their jobs?
R2D2 and C-3P0
R2D2: MechanicC-3P0: Translator
Battle Droids
Defend Evil Empires
Sentinel
Looks for Human Ships
Commander Data
Science Officer on the Enterprise
Roomba
Clean Floors
AIBO
Plays Games
ASIMO
Help People
PackBot
Help Soldiers
Spirit and Opportunity
Explore Mars
What if we sent 2,000 robots to
Mars?
Deploying Exploration
Security Navigation Mapping Biological Inspiration
(These are my pets)
I program my robots to act like ants
Where did I come from?
James McLurkin
Cardboard and Tape(Hands-on fabrication)
Model Railroading(Precision crafting)
Video Games(Computer Science)
Rover (My first robot)+
Kindergarten to High School
R/C Cars(Electromechanical Systems)
BMX Bicycles(Real Mechanical Systems)
Lego(Mechanical Engineering)
Undergraduate Years Graduate School
Counting Follow the Leader The Great Robot Migration
Flow Navigation Divide-n-Clump