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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concluded in its 2003 Robotics Survey that robots are among the worlds most in demand commodities. Sectors demanding robots include industrial plants, science and technology, research, medicine and household work. Growth rates for sales in 2003 reached 35% in North America, 25% in Europe and 18% in Asia.

Robots in the manufacturing industry have been equated as the number of robots per 10,000 workers. In the motor manufacturing, it can be predicted to have 1 robot as replacement for 10 workers. This brings us to the level of competency and accuracy in terms of jobs done by robots and by human workers.

Robots have been employed in application from food to automobiles. Japan has been the leading country in utilizing robots, however in 2003 the United States spent $877 million in buying robots for material handling in factories. The automotive industry has used C flexrobots for odd and dangerous jobs before but now even the simplest tasks such as installation and welding are being automated.

Industry sectors employing robots

In food manufacturing and assembly, Adept Robots, can make 75 to 125 Oreo cookies a minutes. For the service industry, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have taken over the role of a cashier in banks. In restaurants, the self service check out machine is beginning to be a familiar sight.

In the health service sector, experiments on robotic companion to assist the elderly in home for the aged and in hospitals are under way. They are equipped with a real time video feed that is transmitted among the nurses, patients and physicians.

Soon enough warehouse stores will be using radio frequency tags so that robots can drop off or store items. Carnegie Mellon University prides itself in the development of the very first robot receptionist. It can sense motion and greet visitors while the Asimo Honda model had been in development to replace office clerks, leaving humans to do supervisory and administrative tasks.

New robots for the pulp and the paper mills industry are also being developed. These totally eliminate the need for human labor with its precision control and smooth movement. The whole system is currently being used in the largest operating paper converter in the North America.

A new virtual training system for welders has been launched recently, and this will eliminate manual training and will provide a fresh and modern approach to welders. As the area of manufacturing has been concentrating in high end products like luxury cars, the introduction of these virtual welding modules will increase the number of highly trained professionals in the manufacturing industry.

Stealing Jobs from Humans

However, humanoids taking over human jobs have been a subject of protests all over the world. The Luddism movement which started out in England advocates anti automation of jobs. Its founder, Ned Lud was known to have destroyed weaving machines that were starting to replace human workers. Truly, it can be inferred that a robotic manufacturing economy will lead to massive lay offs and replacements of workers.

Robotics versus Outsourcing

Choosing robots over outsourcing has also been a dilemma for manufacturers when reduction of expenses and increase productivity is being considered. Outsourcing a manufacturing facility overseas must take into account labor force training, intellectual property protection among others. Through robotics however, the cost of labor is reduced and the quality standard is maintained.

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Fact: not all birds like each other. So if having just one feathered friend in your house isn’t enough for you then please keep that in mind before going out and stocking up on a few of these as pets.

The sad truth is, most bird owners dream that they can buy any kind of bird, group them all together in one little cage and have a wonderful utopia where everyone gets along. Even though many birds are easy to get along with, there are some that are very territorial, possessive, jealous, aggressive and just flat out nasty towards other birds. This makes populating your bird cage with several specious a potentially explosive situation. Often times, birds of the same species can learn to get along, even in a confined space. But it is potentially dangerous to place two birds of different species in a cage together. You’re practically invited a steal cage death match.

Having said that, there are many birds of different species that live harmoniously together all over the world, even in the wild. But this is the exception rather than the rule. Even birds of the same species don’t get along just like not all humans get along.

Before attempting to introduce your bird to a cage mate you should take a realistic look at your bird and evaluate him. Is he docile? Does he get along well with you? Or is he a biter and nasty? If your bird already has a rotten disposition, chances are that if you bring home a friend he is going to be road kill before the night is over. Birds of the same type of temperament usually get along together. For example, a bird who is naturally curious will get along very well with another bird who is naturally curious. They will probably spend most of the time getting to know each other. This usually leads to a harmonious relationship.

It would be easy to say that there is a general rule of thumb when it comes to what birds will get along with what birds. The experts say that if a bird can get along with a species so different from itself, such as us humans, then theoretically they should be able to get along with another bird, even if it is of another species. The truth is, sometimes they will get along and sometimes they won’t. The only hard and fast rule is this. If one of the birds is much smaller than the other, make sure the smaller bird is the one who came first. Also make sure the new roommate is a younger bird so it won’t try to eat the smaller bird right away. This will give the two time to get to know each other and possibly form a bond. Baby birds in general have an easier time adapting to another bird. Trying to get two full grown birds of different species to get along is just looking for trouble, especially if one is much larger than the other.

Make sure you monitor the situation. If it appears there is going to be trouble don’t wait for the worst to happen. Remove the newer bird from the cage. You don’t want to remove the original bird because it is used to its surroundings and you’re only going to upset it.

Bottom line is this. When attempting to integrate two birds together do so with caution. Just like with people, not all birds, even of the same species, get along.

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What propels human innovation? Well, we know where the funding comes from. We know that funding comes when a Return on Investment is available. What do people spend money on? Well, think of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. People want to maintain self preservation, so you will find the greatest technological money flows in those things, which protect the sanctity of life; things such as Health Care and Medical advances, security and military. People also wish respect from their fellow man. They want to look good; thus you will find consumer items such as make-up, clothing, sports cars, etc. Humans also want companionship and entertainment and so we see advances in movie special effects, computer games and now the Japanese are developing human female robots. Today they advertise them as maids, receptionists and servers. But in the true spirit of Kama Sutra, you can bet that those Japanese robotic engineers will soon be designing Blonde Hair Blue Eyed sex robots to serve their will.

These Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot to date, well at least in the public domain. Secret research is being done now which looks towards the future to build robots so real they will fool humans, in other words they maybe sitting next to you and you would never even know it. The Japanese scientists call their new robot android Repliee Q1 Expo. She flutters her eyelids in normal human increments, looks like she is breathing and moves her hands just like a human would. This robot has over 42 actuators. But indeed, this is merely the first step in human type robotics.

We all know that the Internet is used most in recreational use for surfing websites, such as pornography, chat, online dating and personal communications of the sort. It should be obvious that the near future of robotic androids will be used for sexual pleasure. Isaac Asimov and others have cited this as the most probable use. Not only have science fiction authors put these futuristic predicts forth but Hollywood has as well in several movies such as “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.”

Using tactile sensors and the latest Haptics research the Japanese scientists are well on their way to the development of their next marketable technology. The Repliee Q1 Expo has 42 actuators, but some of the MIT robots, will mimic the human nerves in the hand already have 250 sensors. New skin technologies will allow the robots to have real human skin grown in petri dishes and these might also be incorporated in the sexual revolution of robots. Want to learn more about Repliee Q1 Expo;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4714135.stm

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Intelligent robots are the ones that they have relatively highly developed brains which are similar to the ones of humans. Center computers play the most important role, and they are related directly to people who are operating them. Most importantly, they can act according to commands set before. For this reason, we call them intelligent robots although they have appearances which are different from what we thought before.

It is good, said specialists, to strengthen the development on intelligent robots in order to enlarge the market. It is not only promoting the progress of its own, but also promote technologies related to further development. In human history, with a certain kind of technology promoted, there must be lots of high-tech skills developed. Although there are different kinds of robots, roughly seen, three elements are included in a robot: to sense, to decide and to act.

Characters of intelligent robots are as follows. Firstly, technology for robot is concerned with intelligence which is the main reason why they can be called humans. For intelligence includes the recognition and judgement automatically of surroundings, commands are created according to feedback information instead of open loop design. Function of intelligence is the difficulty for robot design as well though artificial intelligence technology is relatively mature. Robots in the current step are still of low IQ and is slow in action. Secondly, robot technology is a technique which needs integration. In other words, it is an interdiscipline including integration and other science. Thirdly, it is an interaction technology which enables interaction between humans and robots, and is as natural as possible.

With the fast development of technologies, intelligent robot will play more and more roles in our modern society in areas such as supervision, monitoring and caring situations. It still a long way to go for the further development of intelligent robots. Related chip is: YM3437C.

By: Michelle Jone

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Assembly robots are among the most sophisticated equipment on the manufacturing floor. They are designed in such a way that they can manufacture each product component and the final product in sequence. They replace the manual method of production with automation.

Assembly robots comprise complicated programming languages, controllers, and advanced sensors. They possess a powerful control unit, a user-friendly programming terminal, process-oriented software for each application. According to their applications, controllers in the system are fundamentally simplified and are available in the different sizes. They also offer a complete set of accessories fully integrated to deliver high performance and smart solutions. They require a lot of engineering to design and install the cells. A correctly programmed robotic system helps in minimizing interruptions in continuous production line.

Assembly robots can work 24 hours a day without interruptions and can perform challenging applications. The consistent output of a robotic system, along with quality and repeatability, are benefits of assembly robots. Their automation task is unlike other robots and help to solve even the most difficult and demanding automation tasks. Assembly robots reduce overall dimensions and wide working volume. They also offer speed and flexibility to optimize the cycle time.

Many robot manufacturing companies offer a wide range of assembly robots, as per their applications. While manufacturing the robots, they use highly integrated programmable devices to develop more powerful and easier ways to execute various operations. These manufacturing companies give a warranty, robot training, and prototype tooling for various assembly robot integration packages. They also offer the customer care service with trained technicians, who solve queries of customers from programming issues to robot system failure.

The technology involved in assembly robots has advanced to such an extent that operations can happen with one click and have also have almost done away with manual manufacturing. Assembly robots are flexible with controlled automation and are the best way to ensure quality controls.

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The study of birds is called ornithology; it is a hobby that many people love pursuing. Many bird lovers love bird watching to study birds. Bird lovers often care so much for their birds that they have birdbaths and birdfeeders, along with their regular birdcages and birdhouses. For those who are interested in pursuing this hobby, there are many bird books available through which one can obtain interesting information about birds. And for friends who love birds, you can always present them with one of the many bird lover gifts that are available at the bird shops!

Birds are mainly found on major land masses from the poles to the tropics and over the seas and oceans. The most common wild bird in the world is the Red-billed Quelea from Africa, while the most common domestic bird is the Red Junglefow, commonly known as the common domestic chicken. The rarest bird is hard to distinguish, as a large number of birds have been considered rare for quite some time like the Sudanese Red Sea Cliff Swallow. Since the 1600s, human interference alone has led to the extinction of about 115 species of birds. The largest living bird is the Ostrich, which is 2.74m high and weighs at the most 160 kilograms, while the heaviest flying bird is said to be the Kori Bustard of Africa, weighing up to a record 19kg! It’s hard to believe, but the smallest bird is the Bee Hummingbird from Cuba, which weighs only 1.6 grams!

The world of birds is indeed a vast one with about 9,703 species of birds divided into 23 orders, 142 families and 2,057 genera. This is just the number of types of birds found. If we look at the total number of birds there may be on the planet, scientists suggest there may be between 100,000 to 200,000 million adult birds on the planet at any one time.

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There are a number of problems with keeping water clean for our birds to drink and the current watering system solutions are not very promising. Not very promising until now! I have found a system that seems to work well not only for birds but all pets that are watered outside.

Flaws in some watering systems for birds

The watering systems I have come across in the past are: Water bottles, Drip system, water dispensers, and constant supply delivered by pipes to a pin dispenser that birds get water from by agitating the pin.

1. Water bottles are dangerous and have to be cleaned often as bacteria builds up quickly in stagnant water. I have personally had breeding birds die because they clogged the bottle dispenser with pellets and chunks of fruit.
2. A drip system is a constant drip into the bowl. This works somewhat but when birds defecate or dip their food into the water it quickly turns into a water source loaded with bacteria.
3. Dispensers and automated dispensers tend to build up bacteria and slime-fungus at the dispensing source which is usually a pin or ball that when agitated lets water flow. This pin or ball can also be clogged with food.

Another major drawback with the above systems is that they don’t allow the birds to use the water to play in or clean themselves.

The best solution to this problem is an automated system that turns on various times through-out the day and delivers water through pipes and a pressure nozzle that both clean the water bowls of food and waste debris as well as refill the bowls with clean fresh water. Best of all this watering system can be made yourself using a hose spigot, pvc pipe, a pressure nozzle, and a water valve timer. Everything can be purchased at your local hardware supply store.

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