The additional article I read was:
The assigned robotics reading provides a lot of general information
about the field of robotics, but it does not go into detail about the
applications. It discusses how robots function through movement, controls, sensors, and intelligent systems. It is useful for general knowledge on the topic, not the use of robotics for intelligent buildings.
The above article discusses robots that function autonomously and
collaboratively to simultaneously explore and map a structure. The project is being developed by a team from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and the
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The designed
application is for first responders such as firefighters or soldiers entering a
potentially dangerous building. The
robots communicate with each other and send a map back to the people outside
without relying on GPS, but GPS can be used to also relay the robot’s current
position. The robots use video and laser
sensors to detect the structure and radar and infrared sensors are in
development.
This technology can be used in disaster and military scenarios to
provide a quick map of an unknown structure and even danger areas and locations
of people. It will lower the risk for people entering dangerous situations and
increase the efficiency of their mission.
The article only briefly mentioned future development and did not
discuss other applications of this technology.
This technology can be applied to robots that roll on the ground or fly
and carry many different sensors. I also
see this technology being used for applications such as inspecting buildings
under construction or in danger of collapse and evaluating the performance of building
systems. It relates to the idea of swarm
robots, many small robots working together to accomplish a task. These mapping robots could work with construction
robots to inspect the progress of building construction and provide the plans
for remaining work.
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