A domestic robot is a robot used for household chores. Thus far, there are only a few limited models, though science fiction writers and other speculators have suggested that they could become more common in the future. In 2006, Bill Gates wrote an article for Scientific American titled "A Robot in Every Home".[1]

Many domestic robots are used for basic household chores, such as the Roomba vacuum cleaner robot. Others are educational or entertainment robots, such as the HERO line of the 1980s. or the AIBO. While most domestic robots are simplistic, some are connected to WiFi 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 robots.[2]

Domestic robots in production

Working or chore robots

Serving robot at the "Ubiquitous Dream" exhibition in Seoul, Korea on June 24, 2005

Home couriers

Main article: Robotic mapping

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 machine or glasses from the table to the dishwasher):

General helper robots

There are also general domestic helper robots, i.e. HRP-2.

Outdoors

Husqvarna automower in action.

Entertainment

Social robots

Domestic robots in popular culture

Many cartoons feature robot maids, notably Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons. Maid Robots are especially prominent in anime (in Japanese, they are called Meido Robo or Meido Roboto), and their Artificial Intelligence ranges from rudimentary to fully sentient and emotional, while their appearance ranges from obviously mechanical to human-like.

See also

Robotics portal

References

  1. ^ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-robot-in-every-home
  2. ^ http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/2008/03/21/10_stats_you_should_know_about_robots.html
  3. ^ Robot moves dishes from table to dishwasher - we make money not art

External links

Categories: Domestic robots | Home appliances | Home automation

 

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