1. Humanoid Robot – a robot with its overall appearance based on the human body. Gynoid – female, Android – male Degrees of Freedom - the set of independent displacements and/or rotations that specify completely the displaced or deformed position and orientation of the body or system OR the ability to bend, move, or rotate in a given direction Humanoid Robots The Past 1495 – Leonardo’s robot – first documented plans for an autonomous robot 1795 - Jacques de Vaucansoncreated The Flute – ability to play twelve songs on the flute 1973 - Waseda University - Wabot-1 - communicate with a person in Japanese 1985 – Hitachi - WHL-11 - first static walking robot taking 1 step every 13 seconds 1986 – Honda began creating a series of walking robots (E0 through E6) resulting in the development of Asimo The Future The Present • Asimo - thirty-four degrees of freedom, making it the most realistic and agile humanoid robot of today. • Current Uses • Research and Development • promoting education in the sciences • Friend • Home Security Guard • Assisting with the elderly • helping a person confined to a bed or wheelchair • help fight fires • Help clean up toxic spills • Military Uses • Take over your job