Rethink Robotics intruded their industrial robot Baxter in September 2012. Baxter is being advertised as having common sense. “Baxter is an adaptive manufacturing robot. It contains cameras, sensors and sophisticated software that enable it to “see” objects, “feel” forces and “understand” tasks. The result is a robot that automatically adapts to changing environments—it knows what you mean and does what you expect.” Baxter differs from other robots since it is considerably cheaper than usual industrial robots at $22,000. It can also be programmed by simply guiding its “hand” and taught its task. It offers various attachments that are adapted to various tasks such as a vacuum cup gripper or an electric parallel gripper.
This robot is able to replace humans in the industrial field since itcan handle more human like behaviors. It can learn and adapt to its environment allowing it to work through tasks that are not on a rigid schedule such as packing boxes. It works without human supervision once it is programmed and it can be reprogrammed to work on a different task very quickly. It is also safe for humans to work alongside this robot since it includes a safety system that senses humans around it.
Baxter can prove to be more effective than humans considering it is more accurate, only needs instruction once, is very versatile, and is relatively cheaper than other robots and human salaries. It can handle jobs that can be taught by simply showing it how or it can do more complicated and accurate jobs by creating tasks with the included Software Development Kit.
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2. Soonyeon Kim
Robo-waiter
Robots have started replacing humans in the service industry. In the short term the drive to the singularity will make humans almost obsolete in the workplace.
A new restaurant in the northern Chinese city of Harbin employs 20 robots as waiters and cooks, media reports said the robots look different, have 10 types of facial expressions and can say basic welcoming sentences to customers. Also each robot has a motion sensor that tells them to stop when someone is in its path so customers can reach for dishes they want." The robots can work continuously for five hours after a two-hour charge,
The traditional hotpot eatery is staffed by more than a dozen automated servers, the distant and brightly colored relations of Star Wars’ golden droid C-3PO. The robots whir around the room on little bicycles carrying meat and veggies to be dipped by restaurant-goers into bubbling broth. Customers do not need to call servers and shout, weep or make obscene gestures to get their
They cost $3,217 each, and have the intelligence of a child of 3 or 4. The robots can cook, serve food, provide menus and serve beverages. The machines are programmed to add a specific amount of salt and oil to dishes, as well as to keep frying temperatures at certain levels.
Some people can say robot waiters can have better service attitude than humans because humans can be temperamental or impatient, but the robot waiters don’t feel tired, they just keep working and moving round and round the restaurant all night. That can be true, but there's no human touch, concerns, and cares. Also little flirts people say in daily life.
Labor is always the highest overhead cost for any business, BUT the corporations will have a HUGE distinct advantage by eliminating at least half of their labor costs. They will be able to offer a MUCH cheaper product if half of their labor costs are eliminated by robots.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/
http://www.slashfood.com/2010/
3. Bo Ram Oh
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