From medical diagnostic robots to manned biped robots, the use of robots is constantly being upgraded. From implanted sensors to new self-healing materials, the R&D technology of robots continues to innovate. In 2017, what surprise will the robot bring us? let us wait and see. Technology and Application Two-Wheel Drive Robot “Black Technology†Strong Spoiler 2016 was a year for the robotics industry. Various robot products emerged one after another, and the competitive market for robots became increasingly fierce. These new products have had a major impact on the various sub-sectors of robots, and have played a guiding role in the development direction of the industry. Let Xiaobian take everyone together to look at the latest "black technology" products introduced by the robotics industry. "Haikhong" medical diagnostic robot From the end of 2016 to 2017, China's artificial intelligence medical products have also emerged one after another. A large number of medical image intelligent identification, medical big data mining, mother and child care robots, and genetic engineering have emerged in the industry. Artificial intelligence, intelligent guidance robots and other products. Recently, Hai Hong Holdings, a medical listed company, also pre-released its first smart medical product in Haikou, which can help doctors diagnose diseases and recommend treatment programs. In the world, the benchmark product of Haihong intelligent diagnostic system is the IBM Watson robot. However, the “Haihong†intelligent medical diagnostic system has more functions than Watson, and can also be used as a professional medical book for doctors in addition to diagnostic treatment. Museum, patient self-diagnosis, health management, medical insurance record and other tools. Haihong's vice president, Shangguan Yongqiang, defines it as a tool for diagnosis and treatment decision-making, that is, the use of medical artificial intelligence technology to provide assisted diagnosis and decision-making and recommended optimal treatment programs for clinicians throughout the treatment, while providing clinical treatment methods and diagnosis and treatment results of cooperative experts. For reference by physicians. Patrol "black technology" manned bipedal robot It is reported that on December 27, 2016, a Korean robot company conducted a preliminary test on its newly developed giant manned biped robot "Method-2". It is reported that "Method" is a project initiated by Hankook Future Technology Company in 2014. The company has taken a fancy to the "Method-1" project of large-scale manned robot Vitaly Bulgaro of the United States. The resulting "Method-2" is 13 feet tall (about 3.96 meters) and weighs more than 1.5 tons. It can walk upright and has a cockpit that can accommodate one person on the chest. Each of the two methods weighs 286 pounds. The 129.73 kilograms of metal arm and finger can simulate the driver's movements. According to R&D personnel, the short-term use of "Method-2" is industrial indoor applications. The robot's cable will not cause problems in the room. It also includes post-disaster clean-up and restoration work, where the robot's torso and arm can be mounted on wheeled platforms with built-in power supplies. As of now, the future use of "Method-2" remains unclear. It is regarded as a comprehensive technical test bench, allowing future designers to develop any type and size of robot based on this. IBM Robotic Implantable Sensors Normally, every one of us will be old. When we become elderly people, life will inevitably lead to inconveniences. Currently, IBM is working with Rice University in the United States to develop a series of special sensors that hope to be implanted on robots to help elderly people live safely and independently. It is understood that the prototype robot to install these sensors is IBM's MERA. Even with prototype products, MERA can read user's facial expressions through the camera, rely on sensors to capture important signals, and can also use Watson computer-based speech recognition. System to determine when the elderly need help. Susann Keohane, IBM's senior technical researcher, said that the project is mainly intended to help solve the growing problem of unvacated empty nesters facing the world. Currently, IBM is developing sensors that can monitor the daily movement of the elderly. , smells and sounds, through systematic analysis to determine whether the elderly are in danger, so even if no one looks after the elderly, because of the robot, the elderly do not have to worry about sudden onset unattended dilemma. The new materials that allow robots to have self-healing ability. When it comes to self-healing superpowers, surely many people will first respond to Wolverine in X-Men, but now a team of scientists has developed a kind of self-repair. The transparent electrically conductive material that can function flexibly and elastically can be applied to robots to allow them to repair themselves. In previous studies, scientists demonstrated a similar stretchable, transparent, example electrical conductor that can be applied to artificial muscles, but this material is difficult to achieve self-healing properties. The updated material can be stretched to fifty times its original size, and it can be self-repaired within 24 hours, and it can almost return to its original electrical properties. This is the first material in history to combine self-healing ability with ionic conductivity, stretchability, and transparency. One of the main applications of this material may be to make the artificial muscles of soft robots more powerful, so that the design of robots can be closer to biological design, and it is easy to manufacture artificial products based on soft and elastic materials that are easily damaged and difficult to repair. Human tissue. Not only that, robots with self-repair capabilities can also be better and faster applied to the home care industry to help care for the elderly.
