THE USE OF ROBOTS

Robots have risen as one of the most efficient developments in technology. A robot can be defined as a mechanical device that is capable of performing a variety of tasks on command or according to instructions programmed in advance. It can also be defined as a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry.  Robots have made life easier and bearable in the digital era, the developments range from use in the hospitals, war by armies, games  and adventures such as satellite researches. Robots have the following advantages:

• Improved labor productivity

• Reduction in cycle time and floor space utilization

• Quality and reliability improvement

• Consistency in processing

• Reduction of waste

• Lower production costs

•  Going to far away planets without limitations of extreme temperatures.

•  Spying for people in ways people can't move and from views humans can't reach, thus improving security.

• Giving us information that humans can't get through various explorations.

• Working at places 24/7 without any salary and food, they don't get bored.

• They can perform tasks faster than humans and much more consistently and accurately.

• They can capture moments just too fast for the human eye to get, for example the Atlas detector in the LHC project can capture ~ 600000 frames per second while we can see at about 60.

• Most of them are automatic so they can go around by themselves without any human interference.

• They can entertain us and help us in certain tasks.

Atlas detector(left:the exterior/ right: the interior)

Asimo robots serving tea and performing other tasks in perfect coordination.

The fast atlas detector

• Robots depend on a power source, be it a battery or continuous electricity. When this runs out or becomes depleted, it ceases to keep functioning and eventually stops, making it vulnerable to damaging property.
• Lower production costs
• People can lose jobs in factories
  
• It needs a supply of power, thus consumes more fuel.  
• It needs maintenance to keep it running.
• It costs money to make or buy a robot.



Robots work on AUDI A5 vehicles.

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Aeroplanes: Success and failures in the skies

The aviation industry has seen numerous developments in recent years. However it has been tainted by disasters such as the two Malaysian airplanes.

 The famous 787 Boeing  Dreamliner airplane

The 787 Dreamliner applies breakthrough technologies to an all-new airplane design. The advanced features of the 787 increase efficiency, simplify airplane ownership and operation, and significantly improve the air travel experience.With more than 200 787 Dreamliners now flying to destinations around the world, the positive impact of this game-changing airplane can be confirmed. One airline flying the 787 coined the phrase “The Dreamliner Effect” when describing the significant uplift the airplane is having on their business.

However, despite these and other developments, the aviation industry suffered a blow in March 2014 when the Malaysian airline lost its MH370 Airbus which has not been found up to now. Again the Malaysian MH17crashed on 17 July 2014 after being shot down by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board.

                          Remains of the downed Malaysian MH17 airplane

Evolution of the aviation industry

                  the early planes

 On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with

Wilbur flies a glider in earlier tests Kitty Hawk, Oct. 10, 1902.

Orville's brother Wilbur piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet.

Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors and pioneers of aviation. In 1903 the Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight; they surpassed their own milestone two years later when they built and flew the first fully practical airplane.

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