The future of robots

The world population is aging and military conflicts continue. These are two goals that the scientists pay attention to designing the right robot.

Serving the elderly

Tandy Trower - CEO of Microsoft Robotics - Tandy Trower - noted that in the next 40 years, even if the retirement age is 65 or more, the number of people Retirement will also increase to 2 billion worldwide. For older people, family and social support is important because their mobility is poor, and they also have chronic conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Trower says the robot will be very effective in helping older people communicate information to other family members, or helping them take their medications on time and in the right amount. The robot can also do some other things such as brewing a cup of coffee, taking a book ...

RobuLAB10 robot. Photo: guliverdesign.com

At this conference, Robosoft of France introduced robuLAB10, a specially designed robot to follow and assist the elderly. This robot uses SRI International's computer-controlled touch screen, voice control system software. The company also hopes older robots will be more effective in the next three years.

According to the forecast of the Japanese Robotics Association, the global robotics market is worth about $ 17 billion.

Serving the battle

The growth of the market share of military robots is also worth noting. Almost every company that participates in this conference has developed a separate robot for the battlefield.

In Iraq, the US military is using robots to help detonate bombs and mines. In Afghanistan, television-controlled robots are playing the role of scouts. And iRobot is the robot that plays the leading role of US military logistics. With the navy, warships to the coast would need helicopters to help fight submarines and clean up mines.

However, scientists also predicted that the robot was not functioning independently but had control and control over the soldiers.