This PowerPoint helps students to consider the concept of infinity.
Man machine interaction
1. MAN-MACHINE
INTERACTION
AVIRUP KUNDU(43)
DEEPESH DAS(19)
KANAD CHAKRABORTY(10)
SAUMYADEEP CHATTERJEE(14)
ST THOMAS’ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
& TECHNOLOGY
2. OUTLINE
Historical and Literary perspective
The present scenario
Some case studies
A peek into the future
The pitfalls of increasing MMI
Closing thoughts
4. The ancient Chinese text Lie Zi
describes an ‘Automaton’ around 250
B.C.
The Greek mathematician Hero of
Alexandria describes an automaton to
pour guest’s wine
Leonardo da Vinci designs his
humanoid automaton in 1495 known
as Leonardo’s robot
5. LEONARDO’S ROBOT
The robot is clad in German-Italian medieval armour, that is able to make several human-like
motions. These motions included sitting up, moving its arms, neck, and an anatomically correct
jaw.
6. Isaac Asimov formulates the ‘Three
Laws of Robotics’ and hence coins the
term ‘Robotics’
The word ‘Cybernetics’ is used by
Norbert Wiener when he formulates
the Principles of Cybernetics
Fritz Lang's movie "Metropolis" is
released in 1926. "Maria" the female
robot in the film is the first robot to be
projected on the silver screen.
8. Although our history and literature is
crowded with references to automatons,
our true interaction with machines
started with the Industrial revolution.
Steam powered engines began to truly
ease the burden off the shoulder of
humans.
The introduction of the first mechanized
assembly line by Eli Whitney in 1797
was a revolutionary breakthrough.
9. The modern day Man-Machine
Interaction may be divided into 2
categories:
1. Control of machines in general using
devices like steering wheel, automobile
pedal, or button.
2. Human–computer interaction.
The first category is the classical one
and least controversial. We use it
daily
The second category is the emerging
one, which we are beginning to use,
10. We focus on the Human-
Computer Interface since it is
where ethical considerations
come into play with themes like:
Robot-Emotion
Treatment of emotion enhanced robots
Place of augmented humans in society
Moral issues of using machines to interfere with
what Nature intended
And by extension immortality
13. ISAAC ASIMOV
Explored the pitfalls of MMI beautifully
in his works.
R. Daneel Olivaw is the pinnacle in
humanoid robot development with
something akin to emotion.
He befriends a human who
reciprocates his feelings and this
relationship ultimately alters the
course of human history(future) over a
few thousand years.
14. R. Giskard gains the ability to sense
human emotion and alter them leading
to the destruction of Earth.
Golan Trevize’s mind controlled
automatic spaceship communicates
with him through his hands and
follows his every thought.
15. BIONIC MAN REX
It incorporates some of the latest
advances in prosthetic technology, as
well as an artificial pancreas, kidney,
spleen and trachea, and a functional
blood circulatory system
Created as a collaboration between
Sheffield university, MIT, Oxford,
University College London and
Swansea
18. Oscar Pistorius
He participated in the Summer
Olympics with a pair of prosthetic
limbs
Generated controversy over whether
his ‘Flex-Foot Cheetah Blade’ gave
him any advantage over other athletes
20. MEDICAL SCIENCES
Robotic surgery is poised to allow the
best doctors from around the world
operate on the most critical patient
anywhere in the world
In 1988, the PROBOT, developed at
Imperial College London, was used to
perform prostatic surgery by Dr.
Senthil Nathan at Guy's and St
Thomas' Hospital, London
21. ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
A robotically assisted surgical system used for prostatectomies, cardiac valve
repair and gynaecologic surgical procedures
22. COMMON MMI
Several implants in the human body
like:
◦ Cochlear implant
◦ Pace Maker
◦ Micro Chip implant
Increasing dependence on technology
like Apple’s Siri which can be talked to
Google Glass project
Sensors surround us working even
without human interference
23. PROF. STEPHEN HAWKINS
He is living proof of the benefits of a Man-Computer Interface which allows him to
move and speak through speakers mounted on his wheelchair even though he
has Motor-Neuron disease
24. GOOGLE GLASS
Its an augmented reality Head-Mounted Display that projects real time
information into the wearers retina and will communicate by using bone
conduction sound technology instead of human speech
26. SELF DRIVEN CARS
Self-driven cars are just round the
corner working with each other without
human interference to navigate the
fastest and safest route
Potential for a ‘Zero’ accident scenario
Very desirable technology with both
civilian and battlefield implications
27. GOOGLE’S SELF DRIVEN CAR
This is an experimental car from Google which is able to navigate its way
through city traffic autonomously
28. A.I. SURGERY
In May 2006 the first AI doctor-
conducted unassisted robotic surgery
on a 34 year old male to correct heart
arythmia
The surgery was rated as better than
an above-average surgeon
In the future Surgeries will be done
flawlessly by means on robotic A.I.
29. ROBOT EXO SKELETONS
An almost tireless body
Able to do the work of many men and
machines alone. Dr. Octopus from
Spiderman is a famous example
Possibility to shed the weak human
body and be as powerful as machines
31. CYBORGS
A man-machine mixture and the
ultimate form of robot exo-skeleton
made famous by RoboCop
A cybernetic organism is a large
network of communication and control
made famous by SkyNet
34. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Are we prepared to accept a robot that
feels like a human
What if the robot demands equality
with humans and uses his undeniably
superior powers to achieve them
Do robots need emotion in the first
place
Again can robots be a faithful
companion if it doesn’t have emotion
35. ROGUE A.I.
Popularized by ‘The Terminator’ series
of movies
Leaving the running of day to day life
to robots might make us lose control
of our lives
Sentient robots might consider
themselves our master
37. AUGMENTED HUMANS
Can humans with augmented limbs be
allowed to compete in society or
should they be a special case
Augmenting allows more ability than
muscular limbs- Are we prepared to
allow a person in our midst who can
hear even our tiniest whispers
38. STAGNATION
As robots take over the hard work of
humans we grow weaker and weaker
Less productive humans with no
impetus to explore new frontiers
Science and technological
development gradually slows to a halt
Humans less prepared to adapt
physically to any eventuality
39. POSSIBLE FUTURE HUMAN EVOLUTION
The human race may split into 2 different species in the future it has been
predicted. The impact of stagnating human lifestyle has not yet been studied
properly
40. IMMORTALITY
With the ability to scan the brain via
MRI we are nearer to immortality than
any previous generation
The brain can be scanned and
uploaded to a computer to allow a
person to live in a machine even if the
body withers away
So what constitutes a human? Only
his brain or the entire body
42. BLESSINGS
With the benefits MMI brings in to the
progress of Human society its
inevitable that Man-Machine
Interaction will continue to increase
Replaceable biological organs with
machines provides a way out of
matching blood group, unavailability of
organs etc
43. CURSES
The increasing MMI might cause
catastrophe in Nature
It might be harmful for future humans
to be totally reliant on machines for
even basic needs of life
Augmented humans might be
controversial in society
44. AMBIGIOUS
We are not yet at the point of
seamless MMI
What we have is rudimentary voice or
nerve control
What we need is direct brain control
We don’t know whether it will be good
or bad
But MMI is inevitable
