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– an actuated mechanism programmable in two or more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving within its environment, to perform intended tasks

robot

The earliest conception of robots can be traced around 3000BC from

the Egyptians

DESIRE stands for

(Deutsche Service robotik Initiative-Germany Service Robotics Initiative

law 1 law 2 law 3

Law One: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Law Two: A robot must obey the orders given by human beings except where such orders would conflict within the First Law. Law Three: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law

A service robot used for a noncommercial task, usually by laypersons. Examples are domestic servant robot, automated wheelchair, personal mobility assist robot, and pet exercising robot. :

Personal Service Robot

A service robot used for a commercial task, usually operated by a properly trained operator. Examples are cleaning robot for public places, delivery robot in offices or hospitals, fire-fighting robot, rehabilitation robot, and surgery robot in hospitals. The operator is a person designated to start, monitor, and stop intended operation of a robot or a robot system

Professional Service Robot

is a robot that performs useful tasks for humans or equipment excluding industrial automation application.

Service Robot

ability to perform intended tasks based on current state and sensing without human intervention

autonomy

He formulated the 3 laws of Robot in the 1940s

Isaac Asimov

What are 2 ethical dilemmas faced by robotics?

safety emotional component

6 Roles Played by Robotics

*Make Life more efficient and less stressful *Used in movies *toys, child friendly *Ease the workload of mankind *Perform Complicated Activities *Pleasure entertainments in parks or exhibits

He invented the “electric telescope”

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow

First one who made mobile call. Who created a phone that can be use for 30 minutes and 10 hours to charge. • In 1983, Motorola made their 1st commercial mobile phone - Motorola Dyna TAC 8000x

Martin Cooper

is considered as to be the 1st true portable full featured computer

Osborne 1

he designed the analytical engine

Charles Babbage

An electronic device that stores and processes data (information). Runs on a program that contains the exact, step-by-step directions to solve a problem.

computer

Single - user instrument. Known as microcomputers since they were a computer but built on a smaller scale.

Personal Computer

PC that is not design for portability. Workstation: has a more powerful processor, additional memory, and enhanced capabilities for performing special group tasks.

Desktop Computer

Portable computers that integrate the essentials of a desktop computer in a battery- operated package.

laptops

Tightly integrated Computers that usually have no keyboards but rely on a touch screen for user input. Typically smaller than a paperback, lightweight, and battery -powered.

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

Huge Computer systems that can fill and entire room. Used by large firms that process millions of transaction every day.

Mainframes

Materials that are usually integrated into cellphones, watches, and other small objects or places. Perform common computer applications such as databases, emails, multimedia, and schedules.

Wearable computer

"Father of Information Theory"

Claude E. Shannon

world wide system of interconnected networks that facilitate data transmission among innumerable computers.

internet

Application of information technology to store, organize, and analyze vast amount of biological data.

Bioinformatics

Human cost information overload.

information anxiety

KNOWLEDGE COMMUNICATED OR OBTAINED CONCERNNIG A SPECIFIC FACT OR CIRCUMSTANCE. FACTS PROVIDED OR LEARNED ABOUT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.

Information

A true new age based upon the interconnection of computers via telecommunications, with these information systems operating on both a real-time and as needed basis. Furthermore, the primary factors driving this new age forward are convenience and user-friendliness, which, in turn, will create user dependence.

information age

came from the Greek words techne and logos which mean art and word, respectively.

technology

• created new system of television by using the cathode ray tube in addition to the mechanical scanner system. • they gave rise to two types of television systems, namely, mechanical and electronic television.

Alan Archibald Boris Rosing

An American inventor known for developing Unimate, the first material handling robot employed in industrial production work.

George Devol

-includes active human-robot interaction -excludes active human robot interaction.

Partial Autonomy Full Autonomy

There is a need for information to stand out and be recognized in the Increasing clutter.

information must compete

We forgot the truth that any fact or value can endure.

Newer is equated with truer

Choose multiple sources for your information if you want to receive a more balanced view of reality.

selection is a viewpoint

In other words, information is driven by cultural priorities

The media sells what the culture buys

The first media channel to expose an issue often defines the context, terms, and attitudes surrounding it.

the early words get the perm

Do not draw conclusions unless all ideas and information are presented to you.

You are what you eat and so is your brain

Many events are fabricated by tabloids, publicists, or other agents of information fraud.

Anything in great demand will be counterfeited

It is almost certainly impossible to make any assertion that will not find some supporters and some detractors.

ideas are seen as controversial

Rumors and lie never truly died down. They persist and continue to circulate.

undead information walks ever on

People behave much differently from the way they would if being filmed when the media are present, especially film news or television media

media presence creates the story

Television is mainly pictorial, partially aural, and slightly textual. so visual stones are emphasized; fires, chases, and disasters.

The medium selects the message

The information that reaches us is usually selected, verbally charged. filtered, slanted and sometimes, fabricated. What is neglected is often even more important than what is included.

The whole truth is a pursuit

“knowledge communicated or obtained concerning a specific fact or circumstance”.

information

Who proposed the Theory of Information Age in 1982, “the information Age is a true new age bases upon the interconnections, with the information system operating both a real-time and as-needed basis. Furthermore, the primary factors driving this new age forward are convenience and user friendliness which, in turn, will create user dependence.

James R. Messenger

combination of sound that represents something.

word

Who proposed the 12 truths of information age?

Robert Harris

One problem faced by the internet is speed that's why they invented something that allowed for billions of bits of information to receive every minute. Companies like intel developed faster microprocessors so personal computers could process the incoming signal at a more rapid rate

fiber-optics cables

Examples of Useful and Reliable Web sources • AFA e- Newsletter • American Memory • Bartlebt.com Great books online • Chronicling America • Cyber Bullying • National Library of Medicine’s Medline Plus • Drugs.com • PDRhealth • Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources • Google Books • Googlescholars.com • See p 117 – 119

reliable source

HOW TO CHECK RELIABILITY OF WEB SOURCES

⟶ Who is the author of the articles/site? ⟶ Who published the site? .edu = educational .com = commercial .mil = military .gov = government .org = nonprofit ⟶ What is the main purpose of the site? ⟶ Who is the intended audience ⟶ What is the quality of information provided on the website?

recognized indigenous science as a historical and valuable contribution to science and technology.

UNESCO

According to him Indigenous Science: includes complex arrays of knowledge, expertise, practices, and representations that guide human societies in their enumerable interaction their natural milieu: agriculture, medicine, naming and explaining natural phenomena, and strategies for coping with changing environments.

Paliwen, 2005

According to him Indigenous science is part of the indigenous knowledge system practiced by different groups of people and early civilizations

Gribbin, 2001; Mkapa, 2004; Sibisi,2004-

He claimed that indigenous science it is collectively lived in and experienced by the people of a given culture.

Ogawa 1995

According to him Indigenous science includes everything, from metaphysics to philosophy and various practical technologies practiced by indigenous peoples both past and present.

Cajete 2004

collaborated this idea by explaining that science is a part of culture, and how science is done largely depends on the cultural practices of the people.

Iaccarino 2003

Developmental stages of most sciences are characterized by continual competition between a number of distinct views of nature, each partially derive

Khun 1962

indigenous beliefs also develop desirable values namely; 1. MOTIVATING ATTITUDES- practice of motivating people by influencing their thoughts and behaviours. 2. COOPERATING ATTITUDES – it influences a person’s desire and willingness to cooperate and produces an emotional response. 3. PRACTICAL ATTITUDES- making sensible decisions and choices. 4. REFLECTIVE ATTITUDES- a willingness to think about things that you don’t understand.

Johnston 2000

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