Domestic robot
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Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
used for household chores. Thus far, there are only a few limited models, though science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writers and other speculators have suggested that they could become more common in the future. In 2006, Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
wrote an article for Scientific American
Scientific American
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titled "A Robot in Every Home".
Many domestic robots are used for basic household chores, such as the Electrolux Trilobite
Electrolux Trilobite
The Electrolux Trilobite is a robotic vacuum cleaner manufactured by the Swedish corporation Electrolux. It takes its name from the extinct arthropod, which scoured the ocean's floor. The original prototype cleaner was first seen on the BBC television programme, "Tomorrow's World", in 1996; when it...
, Roomba
Roomba
The Roomba is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. Under normal operating conditions, it is able to navigate a living space and common obstacles while vacuuming the floor...
and the SLAM
Simultaneous localization and mapping
Simultaneous localization and mapping is a technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles to build up a map within an unknown environment , or to update a map within a known environment , while at the same time keeping track of their current location.- Operational definition :Maps are used...
based Neato Robotics
Neato Robotics
Neato Robotics is a robotics company located in Newark, California. Their product, the Neato XV-11 robotic vacuum cleaner, began selling in 2010 for $399.00...
vacuum cleaner
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner, commonly referred to as a "vacuum," is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal...
robot. Others are educational or entertainment robot
Entertainment robot
An entertainment robot is, as the name indicates, a robot that is not made for utilitarian use, as in production or domestic services, but for the sole subjective pleasure of the human it serves, usually the owner or his housemates, guests or clients...
s, such as the HERO
HERO (robot)
HERO is the name of several educational robots sold by Heathkit during the 1980s. The Heath Company began the HERO 1 project in October 1979. The first units were available in 1982. Models included the HERO 1, HERO Jr., and HERO 2000. All three were available as kits, or for more money,...
line of the 1980s or the AIBO
AIBO
AIBO was one of several types of robotic pets designed and manufactured by Sony...
. While most domestic robots are simplistic, some are connected to WiFi
WIFI
WIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC.This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting...
home networks or smart environments and are autonomous to a high degree. There were an estimated 3,540,000 service robots in use in 2006, compared with an estimated 950,000 industrial robot
Industrial robot
An industrial robot is defined by ISO as an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes...
s.
Working or chore robots
ile:Samsung Navibot SR8855 - 20112301.JPG|thumb|right|Samsung Navibot- Robotic mopMopA mop is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge, or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces, or to mop up dust, or for other cleaning purposes...
:- ScoobaScoobaScooba is an automated robotic floor washer produced by iRobot. It was released in limited numbers in December 2005 for the Christmas season with full production starting in early 2006...
(by iRobotIRobotiRobot Corporation is an American advanced technology company founded in 1990 and incorporated in Delaware in 2000, the iRobot Corporation designs robots such as an autonomous home vacuum cleaner , the Scooba that scrubs and cleans hard floors, and military and police robots, such as the PackBot...
) - Mint (by Evolution RoboticsEvolution roboticsEvolution Robotics is an American company specializing in robotics technologies from Pasadena, California. The product range covers computer vision, localization and autonomous navigation....
) - floor cleaning robot with sweeping and wet mopping functions
- Scooba
- Robotic vacuum cleaners:
- E-Clean EC01 (by Agait)
- E-Clean EC01 Enhanced (by Agait) - revised version of the original EC01, got a new look and scheduling was added
- E-Clean EC02 (by Agait) - new model with scheduling, li-ion battery and two side brushes
- E-Clean Mini (by Agait) - one of the smallest robot vacuum on the market, very simple model, designed to clean one room only
- CleanMate (by Infinuvo)
- DC06 (by Dyson)
- eVac (by The Sharper ImageThe Sharper ImageThe Sharper Image is an American product brand, formerly associated with a defunct retail company, now licensed for use on consumer electronics and gift products....
/ Evolution RoboticsEvolution roboticsEvolution Robotics is an American company specializing in robotics technologies from Pasadena, California. The product range covers computer vision, localization and autonomous navigation....
) - Hom-Bot (by LGLGLG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
) - HomeRunHOMERUNHOMERUN was a secret US aerial reconnaissance operation against the USSR in 1956.Project HOMERUN was conducted between March and May 1956. During that time RB-47E and RB-47H reconnaissance aircraft flew almost daily flights over the North Pole to photograph and gather electronic intelligence over...
FC9910 (by PhilipsPhilipsKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
) - IClebo (by Yujin Robot)
- KoolvacKoolvacKoolvac was a robotic vacuum cleaner sold in the U.S. by former iRobot distributor Koolatron, owned by Canadian Urus Industrial Corp. iRobot filed a lawsuit against Koolatron, claiming that Koolvac was an unauthorized copy of their Roomba model. iRobot won the court case and Koolatron was...
(by Koolatron) - Neato Robotics XV-11 (by Neato RoboticsNeato RoboticsNeato Robotics is a robotics company located in Newark, California. Their product, the Neato XV-11 robotic vacuum cleaner, began selling in 2010 for $399.00...
) - original (green) version sold in North America, methodically covers the area, uses laser range finder for mapping - Neato Robotics XV-12 (by Neato RoboticsNeato RoboticsNeato Robotics is a robotics company located in Newark, California. Their product, the Neato XV-11 robotic vacuum cleaner, began selling in 2010 for $399.00...
) - white version sold in Target (same as XV-11 with firmware 2.2 or newer) - Neato Robotics XV-15 (by Neato RoboticsNeato RoboticsNeato Robotics is a robotics company located in Newark, California. Their product, the Neato XV-11 robotic vacuum cleaner, began selling in 2010 for $399.00...
) - blue version sold in Europe (same as XV-11 with firmware 2.2 or newer) - OrazioOrazioOrazio is a multifunctional robotic vacuum cleaner manufactured by the Italian Zucchetti Group, which both vacuums, cleans and polishes floors.-External links:*...
(by Zuchetti) - Ottoro (by Hanool robotics)
- P3 International
- picaBotPicabotpicaBot is a domestic robotic floor cleaner that sweeps, vacuums, and disinfects floors simultaneously.-Description:picabot originated from the words pica and robot. Pica means a craving to eat substances that has no nutrition like dirt or chalk...
- RoombaRoombaThe Roomba is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. Under normal operating conditions, it is able to navigate a living space and common obstacles while vacuuming the floor...
and Dirtdog(by iRobotIRobotiRobot Corporation is an American advanced technology company founded in 1990 and incorporated in Delaware in 2000, the iRobot Corporation designs robots such as an autonomous home vacuum cleaner , the Scooba that scrubs and cleans hard floors, and military and police robots, such as the PackBot...
) - Robo Maxx
- RoboMopRoboMop- The RoboMop, is a robotic floor duster introduced RoboMop International AS. :The device consists of a hat-shaped frame with an electrostatic dust pad on the bottom, driven by a self-propelled ball, about 8 cm diameter tall, that fits into the middle of the frame. The product is powered by a...
- TrilobiteElectrolux TrilobiteThe Electrolux Trilobite is a robotic vacuum cleaner manufactured by the Swedish corporation Electrolux. It takes its name from the extinct arthropod, which scoured the ocean's floor. The original prototype cleaner was first seen on the BBC television programme, "Tomorrow's World", in 1996; when it...
(by ElectroluxElectroluxThe Electrolux Group is a Swedish appliance maker.As of 2010 the 2nd largest home appliance manufacturer in the world after Whirlpool, its products sell under a variety of brand names including its own and are primarily major appliances and vacuum cleaners...
) - RC3000 (by KärcherKärcherAlfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of cleaning systems and equipment, known for its high-pressure cleaners.- History :The inventor Alfred Kärcher from Baden-Württemberg founded the company in 1935. Initially Kärcher specialised in the design of industrial submersible heating...
) - VSR8000 (by SiemensSiemensSiemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
) - NavibotSamsung NavibotSamsung Navibot is the 4th generation of robotic vacuum cleaners manufactured by Samsung, and released on the market in 2009...
by SamsungSamsungThe Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
(with camera-based navigation system, "Visionary Mapping"). - V-bot RV10 (by P3 International)
- RV-88 by SungTung
- Ironing clothes:
- Dressman (by Siemens AGSiemens AGSiemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
).
- Dressman (by Siemens AG
- Pets:
- Litter RobotLitter robotLitter Robot is a self-cleaning litter box for cats that uses a rotating globe to sift the clumps from the clean cat litter.It has been engineered to solve many of the problems associated with early automatic litter box designs....
for cats
- Litter Robot
- A towel folding robot has now been developed in the USA but is not yet for sale.
Home couriers
Home transport robots are a main element in the domestic robotic system, because they join specialized processes, moving objects at home (i.e. clothes from the bathroom to the washing machineWashing machine
A washing machine is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets...
or glasses from the table to the dishwasher
Dishwasher
A dishwasher is a mechanical device for cleaning dishes and eating utensils. Dishwashers can be found in restaurants and private homes.Unlike manual dishwashing, which relies largely on physical scrubbing to remove soiling, the mechanical dishwasher cleans by spraying hot water, typically between ...
):
- STR (by Iberobotics). It includes Wi-FiWi-FiWi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
and USB connection to (domotics) network.
Outdoors
- Robotic lawn mowerRobotic lawn mowerA robotic lawn mower is an autonomous robot used to cut lawn grass. A typical robotic lawn mower requires the user to set up a border wire around the lawn that defines the area to be mowed. The robot uses this wire to locate the boundary of the area to be trimmed and in some cases to locate a...
s- Friendly RoboticsFriendly RoboticsFriendly Robotics is a retailer of autonomous Lawnmowers and vacuum cleaners . It was founded in Pardesia, Israel in 1995, by Udi Peless and Shai Abramson. It supplies its products to the markets of the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Future plans for the Company...
RoboMower - HusqvarnaHusqvarna ABThe Husqvarna Group is the world's largest producer of outdoor power products including chainsaws, trimmers, lawn mowers and garden tractors. The Group is also the European leader in consumer watering products and one of the world leaders in cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction...
Automower - Ambrogio by Zucchetti
- Friendly Robotics
- Automated pool cleanerAutomated pool cleanerAn Automated Pool Cleaner is a vacuum cleaner intended to collect debris and sediment from swimming pools with minimum human intervention.-History:...
s are robots for cleaning swimming poolSwimming poolA swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
s. - Gutter cleaner robots
- iRobotIRobotiRobot Corporation is an American advanced technology company founded in 1990 and incorporated in Delaware in 2000, the iRobot Corporation designs robots such as an autonomous home vacuum cleaner , the Scooba that scrubs and cleans hard floors, and military and police robots, such as the PackBot...
LoojLoojThe Looj is a rain gutter cleaning domestic robot made and sold by iRobot.The Looj is not an autonomous robot but rather a remote-controlled robot patterned after a toy tank with a power drill mounted on it.-Operation:...
- iRobot
Entertainment
- Toy robots include
- SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's AiboAIBOAIBO was one of several types of robotic pets designed and manufactured by Sony...
, a robot pet dog also used by many universities in the past for the RoboCupRoboCupRoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
autonomous soccer competition - RobosapienRoboSapienRoboSapien is a toy-like biomorphic robot designed by Mark Tilden and produced by WowWee toys. The RoboSapien is preprogrammed with moves, and also can be controlled by an infrared remote control included with the toy, or by either a personal computer equipped with an infrared transmitter, and an...
, a small humanoid remote controlled robot - FurbyFurbyA Furby was a popular electronic robotic toy resembling a hamster/owl-like creature which went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998, with continual sales until 2000...
, an electronic toy that was the must-have toy of 1998. - SpykeeSpykeeSpykee is a robotic toy made by Erector/Meccano. It contains a USB webcam, microphone and speakers. Controlled by computer locally or over the internet, the owner can move the robot to various locations within range of the local router, take pictures and video, listen to surroundings with the...
, a consumer spy robot.
- Sony
Social robots
- Robots whose main object is social interaction (partner robotPersonal RobotA personal robot is one whose human interface and design make it useful for individuals. This is by contrast to industrial robots which are generally configured and operated by robotics specialists...
s) include:- WakamaruWakamaruWakamaru is a Japanese domestic robot made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, primarily intended to provide companionship to elderly and disabled people. The robot is yellow, 1m tall, and weighs 30 kilograms. It has two arms and its flat, circular base has a diameter of 45 cm...
, a humanoid robot designed to provide company for the elderly and less mobile people, made by Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesMitsubishi Heavy Industries, or MHI, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.-History:In 1870 Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale...
, on sale from 2005 - ParoParo (robot)Paro is a therapeutic robot baby harp seal, intended to be very cute and to have a calming effect on and elicit emotional responses in patients of hospitals and nursing homes, similar to Animal-Assisted Therapy....
, a robot baby sealPinnipedPinnipeds or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semiaquatic marine mammals comprising the families Odobenidae , Otariidae , and Phocidae .-Overview: Pinnipeds are typically sleek-bodied and barrel-shaped...
intended to provide comfort to nursing homeNursing homeA nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
patients - PaPeRoPaPeRoThe PaPeRo which stands for "Partner-type-Personal-Robot", is a personal robot developed by Japanese firm NEC Corporation. It is noted for its cute appearance and facial recognition system. The robot's development began in 1997 with the first prototype, the R100...
, a robot designed by NECNEC, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
to study robot-human interaction. - Sony's QRIOQRIOQRIO was to be a bipedal humanoid entertainment robot developed and marketed by Sony to follow up on the success of its AIBO toy. QRIO stood approximately 0.6 m tall and weighed 7.3 kg...
. - NUVO
- PINOPINOThe Open PINO Platform is an open humanoid robot platform, with its mechanical and software design covered by the GNU Free Documentation License and GNU General Public License respectively....
- EMIEWEMIEWEMIEW is a robot developed by Hitachi. Another version has also been made called EMIEW 2. EMIEW stands for Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate. Two EMIEWs have been made, called Pal and Chum...
- Toyota Partner RobotToyota Partner RobotThe Toyota Partner Robots are a series of humanoid robots developed by Toyota. They debuted playing music on drums and trumpets at the 2005 World EXPO in Aichi, Japan.There are 5 robots in all, most of which have different movement systems...
s, some of them mountable.
- Wakamaru
Domestic robots in popular culture
Many cartoons feature robot maids, notably Rosie the Robot from The JetsonsThe Jetsons
The Jetsons is a animated American sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in prime-time from 1962–1963 and again from 1985–1987...
. Maid Robots are especially prominent in anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
(in Japanese, they are called Meido Robo or Meido Roboto), and their Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
ranges from rudimentary to fully sentient and emotional, while their appearance ranges from obviously mechanical to human-like.
See also
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External links
- Babybot - University of Genova.
- "Vanishing Chores" Domestic robots challenge remaining household chore strongholds (International Electrotechnical CommissionInternational Electrotechnical CommissionThe International Electrotechnical Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology"...
, July 2011)
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