Automation Not Just For The World Of Science Fiction
By the 1930s, the widespread popularity of R.A.R and the growing science fiction pulp fiction movement led to a profusion of short stories about robotics and automation in general. All of these early depictions of robotics are miles away from the lab automation robots that are produced today. They basically lifted their design from earlier works and there was nothing creative about this approach.
In the 1940s a young writer by the name of Isaac Asimov got tired of this rogue robotic imagery and decided to portray a more scientifically thoughtful perspective. His first book was published early in this decade and was titled "Strange Playfellow". It had actually been written and widely submitted in 1939 under the title "Robbie" but no one was interested in it.
The highly intelligent and restlessly curious Asimov was probably the first writer to do any deep thinking about robots and how they might actually work. His father was a lab technician at a local university and as such had access to a number of automated machines. This sparked his creative side and a new more accurate depiction of the robot was born. Annoyed at the unscientific nature of previous efforts, Asimov thought that surely a society advanced enough to create an intelligent robot would be capable enough to program it not to harm its creators. In this book the automated robot takes the role of a nurse maid for a little girl. The girl's mother is skeptical of the robots nature and is worried it might harm her child but the father explains that this would be totally against the robots programming. The software program governs how the robot is to act and the machine behaves accordingly.
Throughout the 1940s Asimov penned more stories for a number of popular science fiction magazines. In 1950, the best of these stories was published as a novel in its own right. This novel was called "I, Robot". This was the book that really introduced the general public to the laws that automated machines should be governed by. Asimov continued to explore his thinking about robot behaviour and their potential impact on society in his next few books. It was Asimov who first coined the term "Robotics" for the science of studying robots. Amzingly this coinage of the term was accidental, as he had no idea that the word did not already exist when he started using it in his books.
Whether your robotic machine is a high tech laboratory automated machine or simple calculator, they all share the same story of origin and it is this fascinating story that has slowly started to shape our future.
In the 1940s a young writer by the name of Isaac Asimov got tired of this rogue robotic imagery and decided to portray a more scientifically thoughtful perspective. His first book was published early in this decade and was titled "Strange Playfellow". It had actually been written and widely submitted in 1939 under the title "Robbie" but no one was interested in it.
The highly intelligent and restlessly curious Asimov was probably the first writer to do any deep thinking about robots and how they might actually work. His father was a lab technician at a local university and as such had access to a number of automated machines. This sparked his creative side and a new more accurate depiction of the robot was born. Annoyed at the unscientific nature of previous efforts, Asimov thought that surely a society advanced enough to create an intelligent robot would be capable enough to program it not to harm its creators. In this book the automated robot takes the role of a nurse maid for a little girl. The girl's mother is skeptical of the robots nature and is worried it might harm her child but the father explains that this would be totally against the robots programming. The software program governs how the robot is to act and the machine behaves accordingly.
Throughout the 1940s Asimov penned more stories for a number of popular science fiction magazines. In 1950, the best of these stories was published as a novel in its own right. This novel was called "I, Robot". This was the book that really introduced the general public to the laws that automated machines should be governed by. Asimov continued to explore his thinking about robot behaviour and their potential impact on society in his next few books. It was Asimov who first coined the term "Robotics" for the science of studying robots. Amzingly this coinage of the term was accidental, as he had no idea that the word did not already exist when he started using it in his books.
Whether your robotic machine is a high tech laboratory automated machine or simple calculator, they all share the same story of origin and it is this fascinating story that has slowly started to shape our future.
Small Robots Set to Take the Medical World by Storm
Small nano-bots that can explore inside the human body are not just science fiction anymore. These small robots are being created by Carnegie Mellon University and research is currently being carried out on these machines. They will be primarily used for diagnostic purposes in the interim and will help doctors view places deep inside the body without the need for surgery. The applications for such an invention are endless and this may revolutionise the use of technology in the medical industry. These new automation devices have the ability to improve the success rate of surgical procedure, as well as reducing the number of procedures that have to be carried out. These truly are exciting times we live in and I will be following the development of these robots closely. For more information, on this subject click here.
Lab Automation Musing
In my opinion lab automation does appear to be leading us into a bright new future and this is an exciting time for the industrial world. The industrial world seems to be peppered with outdated processes that have not been addressed since the early seventies. This is a long time in any industry, never mind one that is meant to be at the very cutting edge of technology. To be honest I am not sure many changes are going to be made soon but in a few years you will see some real developments. There is a lot of money to be made from this new movement and a lot of companies are getting in on the act. But a swell in profits is not the only benefit associated with automation, as it will also lead to a better working environment for everyone involved. Fatalities at work are set to drop significantly with the onset of the robotics industry.
When it comes to automation one company stands head and shoulders above the rest. That company is Astech Projects and they are by far the best when it comes to the field of automation. I am pretty sure that a lot of you out there will have heard this in the past but I am going to give you some more information on them. Astech projects for a long time have been regarded as rather small players when it comes to industrial automation but all this is set to change, as they look to the future and want to target this industry more. Industrial automation is key to improving heavy industry and until we realise this it will not reach its full potential. We are fairly confident that we can automate almost any process. If you are interested in challenging us, then please contact us via the link in this post.
When it comes to automation one company stands head and shoulders above the rest. That company is Astech Projects and they are by far the best when it comes to the field of automation. I am pretty sure that a lot of you out there will have heard this in the past but I am going to give you some more information on them. Astech projects for a long time have been regarded as rather small players when it comes to industrial automation but all this is set to change, as they look to the future and want to target this industry more. Industrial automation is key to improving heavy industry and until we realise this it will not reach its full potential. We are fairly confident that we can automate almost any process. If you are interested in challenging us, then please contact us via the link in this post.