There’s no doubt about it, technology has taken a massive leap in advancement since those days we all used to be in awe after watching an episode of ‘Robot Wars’, and these days robots are used for much more cutting-edge applications. Some of the more simple uses for robots include manufacturing food wrappers, but they are also used for jobs which are considered to be too dangerous for humans to carry out. In more recent years, it has also been common knowledge that robots are also used in military scenarios. In the military, robots are controlled by humans and are used for going into dangerous scenarios in the place of soldiers in order to save the lives of the soldiers themselves. They are made to be extensively strong, for example a robotic arm has been made which is able to lift over four times its own weight.
Many people assume that robots are largely based on electronic control systems, however surprisingly for some; pneumatics also plays a large role in the construction and workings of these extremely developed robots. It is true that robots have many pneumatic components such as pneumatic cylinders and air compressors. Pneumatics plays an important role in the construction of all sorts of robots for several reasons. For example, pneumatically controlled robots can be used in situations where an electronically controlled robot would otherwise be destroyed. Many people greatly fear the new technology which is used for robots will become increasingly dangerous, however currently the robots are controlled fully by humans and are only dangerous when controlled by a dangerous person. There is the fear that robots will become so intelligent that they may learn to outsmart or disobey us, but since computers have not yet reached that ability, don’t hold your breath for that to be the case. In terms of the development of this technology and where it will take us, only time will tell…
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