Robot technology is one of the cornerstones of modern technological development and global progress. In this field, not only amateurs, but also professionals, have many innovative thinking and enthusiasts. One of them is the famous iRobot company, which has made many cool robots, such as iRobot Warrior or iRobot Roomba. Therefore, IEEE visited the video of its headquarters and found a lot of interesting information about iRobot robot technology and development.
These robots can be autonomous or remotely controlled. They also have many different skills and characteristics. For example, many robots were created under the inspiration of nature. They have a crab shape and can move on different terrains to suit the surface. Or there is a worm-like iRobot that can operate inside the rig, move in narrow places and reach places where humans cannot enter.
There are iRobots that can handle and move things under difficult conditions, such as a nuclear power plant after an accident or any other environment that is extremely dangerous to anyone. There are also several types of iRobot that can simulate human emotions and even facial expressions (only remember Japanese android robots).
The next category of iRobots is the exploration type. For example, some robots can climb on any type of wall or other vertical surface: glass, wet surface, smooth surface, or any other surface. They use suction cups and attract and push air through them to get the job done. In addition, they can support a good weight, such as 6 packs of soda, but the size of the robot itself is very small. Imagine how many devices it can transport!
There are some iRobots with many different sensors. They may know that someone or something touched or bumped them, making the two things different. According to their sensors, the robot will react. Robots can also react to sounds and distinguish each other according to their volume. There is also iRobot Roomba, where he can learn where obstacles (such as walls or stairs) he must avoid.
iRobot has also made a small robot whose appearance is similar to Recon Scout XT and its behavior is similar to ReconRobotics. Soldiers can put it in their pockets, throw it into buildings, and then use it for remote surveillance. Or a robot can stretch its “neck” so that the camera is 8 feet from the top to spy on high walls and fences. Or, there is another robot small enough to move under the door like a worm, equipped with a miniature camera.
Although iRobot has fully self-driving self-driving cars (pre-Google cars), most surveillance robots are still controlled by humans through remote control because the robot’s fully automated technology is military-grade and expensive. In addition, there is iRobot called Swarm (not to be confused with the flying SWARM I mentioned earlier), they can communicate with each other, assign leaders and complete tasks in the form of teams. If the leader is arrested or destroyed, he will choose a new one from the remaining robots in the group.
As long as modern robots can do many things, such as jumping, flying, maintaining balance, etc. Almost anyone can use them to conduct hidden surveillance of people who do not know day or night. One of them may be you. To protect yourself from increasing threats, you can use a gps blocker on the robot, which can be set to block all frequencies it uses (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, standard remote control, GPS, GSM, etc.)