1. HUMANOID ROBOTS
Man is a robot with defects.
PRESENTED BY,
SUBESH KUMAR YADAV

2. Outline
Motivation
What is a Humanoid Anyway?
History of Humanoid Robots
Why to Develop Humanoids?
Challenges in Humanoids
Human Evolution
Legged Locomotion
Humanoid Robot Applications
Social Aspects
Conclusion

3. Motivation
One of the greatest dreams of the
mankind
Being a creator, giving life

4. Motivation (cont’d)
Possibility of
overdevelopment and disobey
Will robots ever manage to
take over the world?

5. What is a Humanoid Anyway?
Humanoid refers to any being whose body structure
resembles that of a human:
head, torso, legs, arms, hands.
But it is also a robot made to resemble a human both in
appearance and behavior.
The difference between a robot and android is only
skin-deep, looks exactly like humans on the
outside, but with internal mechanics of humanoid
robot.

6. Why to Develop Humanoids?
More rational reasons
They can work in human environment without
Because it is a dream
a need to adapt themselves or to change the
environment
of generations
Our environment and our tools are adapted for
us
Why adapt all to robots?!
It is easier for a human being to interact with a
human-like being

7. Human Evolution
Bipedism frees
the hands to
create tools and
start cognition

8. Human Evolution vs. Humanoid Evolution

9. Humanoid Evolution (cont’d)
Nowadays, humanoid robot researchers are
focusing on bipedism more than they do in
cognition
Stable and robust bipedal locomotion is still a
good lab example
It is mandatory to solve it in order to be able
to implement cognition
We are in the pre-robotic era compared with
the human evolution

10. Legged Locomotion
Legged locomotion is much
easier to accomplish (and
much safer to develop and
test) on smaller humanoids.
The SDR-4X was recently
developed by Sony as a
domestic robot capable of
handling uneven surfaces
and stairs on the fly.
HONDA'S P3 HUMANOID.
Honda now has another
smaller and lighter android
known as P3.

11. Humanoid Robot Applications

12. Service and Entertainment
Robots
Human-robot interaction plays a crucial
role in the burgeoning market for
intelligent personal, service and
entertainment robots.
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13. Social Aspects : What to You Prefer
Humanoid as a slave
New electrical appliance?
Will they be adapted to the master?
Back to slavery?
Humanoid as a companion
Will they get socially accepted?
Will they have social rights?
Who will be responsible for them?
Will they be able to acquire some conscience?
Will they evolute?

14. Thus I conclude……
Finally, as the
technology
improves, there
will be new ways
to use robots
which will bring
new hopes and
new potential.
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