Robotics: Streaming Media/DVD

This program educates viewers about robotic surgery, focusing on two difficult procedures-prostatectomy and heart bypass surgery-that robotic support has vastly improved. Featuring the da Vinci robot, which gives doctors remote surgical capability and ultra-fine dexterity. A helpful prostatectomy case study is included.

This program profiles Isabelle Tremblay, an engineer specializing in the use of robotics for space exploration; Jessica Amsden, a robotics technician who works in automated manufacturing; and Cheryl Hyrnkiw, owner-operator of Solarbotics.

In this video, viewers are introduced to robotics fundamentals including the identification of robotic parts and the capabilities of various robots being used in industry. Viewers will also see several examples of industrial robots, microcomputer controllers, robot control programs and sensing systems.

This publication covers several advanced hi-tech flexible automation, cellular manufacturing, lean, reconfigurable manufacturing and robotic use cases, new solutions, design and operation control principles and future trends. Written, presented, edited and produced by Professor Paul G. Ranky.

Tracing the history of industrial robotics, this program explains that robots are regularly used for hazardous, super-heavy, and difficult tasks in manufacturing, agriculture, entertainment, medicine, and space exploration. It examines welding robots with touch sensing and seam tracking abilities that increase assembly plant efficiency and looks at robotic surgery. The DVD also discusses NASA's robotic rovers and considers Honda Motor Company's humanoid robot AISMO, which can walk, run, recognize people, and identify sounds and voices.

Discusses advances in robotics in three episodes.

Provides an introduction to industrial robotics, discussing concepts including key manufacturing applications, end effector tools, and robot programming.