Watch this video from Carnegie Mellon University to learn more about why YOU should study ROBOTICS...

Robots are everywhere!

"The number of robots in the world today is approaching 1,000,000, with almost half that number in Japan and just 15% in the US. A couple of decades ago, 90% of robots were used in car manufacturing, typically on assembly lines doing a variety of repetitive tasks. Today only 50% are in automobile plants, with the other half spread out among other factories, laboratories, warehouses, energy plants, hospitals, and many other industries. Robots are used for assembling products, handling dangerous materials, spray-painting, cutting and polishing, inspection of products. The number of robots used in tasks as diverse as cleaning sewers, detecting bombs and performing intricate surgery is increasing steadily, and will continue to grow in coming years.

With the rapidly increasing power of the microprocessor and artificial intelligence techniques, robots have dramatically increased their potential as flexible automation tools. The new surge of robotics is in applications demanding advanced intelligence. Robotic technology is converging with a wide variety of complementary technologies – machine vision, force sensing (touch), speech recognition and advanced mechanics. This results in exciting new levels of functionality for jobs that were never before considered practical for robots." (Jim Pinto, technology futurist)

The ASIMO by Honda is one of the most advanced humanoid robot in the world. It is designed to perform a wide variety of tasks. ASIMO conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.	Mobile robots are used in everything from space exploration to landmine detection. NASA uses a very similar robot to travel across the surface of Mars.	The Roomba is a robot that can vacuum your house all by itself	Deactivating bombs is an incredibly dangerous job. Robots help minimize the danger factor.	This robot is being prepped for heart surgery. Robotic surgery can help lower the overall cost of surgical procedures.

How do robots work? Watch this video to find out!

Look at the robots you can build with Legos !

...Now you know why you should study programming too!

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