New AI and service robots

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Industrial Robot: An International Journal

ISSN: 0143-991X

Online from: 1973

Subject Area: Mechanical & Materials Engineering

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Document Information:
Title:	New AI and service robots
Author(s):	Takashi Gomi, (President of Applied AI Systems Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.)
Citation:	Takashi Gomi, (2003) "New AI and service robots", Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Vol. 30 Iss: 2, pp.123 - 138
Keywords:	Robotics, Service robots
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/01439910310464140 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	A new breed of robotics more suitable for service applications than manufacturing is appearing. It focuses on autonomous operation rather than control, and is characterized by the flexible, robust, and agile nature of robots' motions. Some such robots, namely the ones called Behavior-based robots and those robots that operate under the New AI paradigm, share principles of operation with biological systems such as animals and insects. They excel in their mobility and adaptability when allowed to operate “untethered” in the dynamic and highly non-linear environment of the real world. Processes similar to evolution of living systems are sometimes applied to evolve the software (and occasionally hardware) of these bio-robots to further increase their adaptability in the operational environment. Some early applications are presented.