In our daily lives in the 21st century, "robot" services can now be seen everywhere, such as Aubao's robot customer service and even express service robots that are becoming increasingly popular. So what about robots serving industry? How did it develop?
The original word Robot comes from Czech writer Karel Capek's 1920 play "Rosham's Universal Robot Company". Capek wrote the Czech word "Robota (slave)" into "Robot". It describes the social tragedy of Robot's development from a slave who can only work without thinking to destroying human beings, and then evolving into human beings.
Isn’t this what the robots in our minds look like now? They have no thinking, but they will work tirelessly to serve mankind according to the procedures set by people.
Later, in order to prevent human tragedies from happening, American science fiction writer Isaac Asimo first proposed the Three Laws of Robotics in 1940:
1). Robots should not harm humans. ;
2). Robots should obey human orders, except for orders violated by 1);
3). Robots should be able to protect themselves, which conflicts with 1) and 2) Except those.
It laid the foundation for the development of later science fiction literature, movies and industry. There were ancients before, and then there will be those who will come later, and some people will gradually turn it into reality...
In 1956, an American named Engelberg met the famous engineer and investor George DeVore at a party. They discussed Isaac Asimov’s philosophy on robots and discussed the There's DeVore's patented "Programmable Object Transfer" device. According to Engelberg, the device Devore envisioned in his head was actually a robot, and he had the idea to put it to use.
The idea started to be implemented immediately after it sprouted. In 1958, after George DeVore's research was awarded a U.S. patent, Engelberg and George DeVore established Unimation Company, which was the first company in the world. A robotics company. Unimation developed the world's first industrial robot in 1959.
In 1961, this robot was installed on the production line of General Motors' U.S. factory and was used to produce doors, window handles, shift knobs, lamp holders, and other parts inside the car. Hardware etc.
"Because of him, robots have become a global industry"
Starting from the first robot running in 1961, the robot industry officially began to develop rapidly, and industrial robots were used in production lines. The effect is very obvious, the movement is precise, never tired, and not afraid of high temperature and pollution. For example, welding work in a high-temperature environment will produce harmful gases, and workers may be poisoned if they are not careful. Robots do not have this problem.
General Motors began ordering more robots to install in factories across the United States, expanding their tasks to welding, painting, bonding and assembly. This helped it achieve revolutionary breakthroughs in automated production and consolidate and expand its industry-leading position. Other car companies have followed suit, using robots in their own assembly lines. The American Robotics Association later commented that Engelberg's invention "completely changed the process of modern industry and automobile manufacturing."
The rise of the robot industry started a global boom in robot development, which was a major advancement in industry. Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries introduced the Unimation robot arm, which later surpassed the United States and became the "Robot Kingdom."
While Unimation was developing rapidly, Engelberg sold Unimation to Westinghouse in 1983 and withdrew from the industrial robot industry.
However, the development of the industrial robot industry has not stopped due to his withdrawal. With the improvement of computer technology and the development of Internet technology, from 2g-3g-4g-5g, Industry 4.0, From the concept of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to its implementation, it has experienced the dedication and efforts of many scientific researchers. Now, artificial intelligence has gradually entered people's lives, and 5g networks are about to appear in front of people at a faster speed. Industrial The development of robots is naturally a matter of course.
Engelberger undoubtedly pioneered the development of the industrial robot industry.
Nowadays, industrial robots are increasingly replacing boring, repetitive and high-risk manual work in factories. This is the general trend and what is needed for the development of most factories.
In the future, industrial robots will participate in the development of the Internet of Everything and become an indispensable member, serving mankind more intelligently, faster and more efficiently.
However, many people are worried about the development of industrial robots. What Xiaoyu wants to say here is that the future is here and the trend is unstoppable. Only by constantly learning and improving ourselves can we stand out in the future competition. It's the same in every era.
Then let’s encourage everyone!