Abbreviation for artificial intelligence robot.

Before the premiere of I, Robot in July, no one cared about robots for a long time, even though Wired magazine wrote a cover story for it in June. Most people still regard the civilized story interpreted by robots as a part of science fiction stories, rather than being associated with today's real life. In fact, when the new york Stock Exchange opened on May 2, 2002, when the four-foot-tall white robot named Asimo rang the opening bell, it not only celebrated the 25th anniversary of Honda's listing in the United States, but also sounded the beginning of the era of machine intelligence.

Japanese companies are almost the most fanatical group of intelligent robots in the real world. 1999, Sony's Aibo robot dog once set a record of selling 3,000 dogs in 20 minutes. If ABO's name is no longer abbreviated, we will find that "artificial intelligence robot" undoubtedly shows Sony's ambition in the robot age. According to science fiction comics and cartoons, some anime fans once called the different robot ideas in the United States and Japan as soft robot and hard robot styles, which is undoubtedly in contrast with Jules, the pioneer of soft science fiction. Verne and hard science fiction represent Wesley, but they also illustrate the development direction of two intelligent robots. Engineers in the United States prefer to discuss the philosophy or ethics of robots, from Gordon of Fox Film Company in the 1970s to Ruby of continuous shooting Grade 5 in the 1980s. Throughout the 1980s, the 20th century Fox movies of CCTV 1 and the cinemas after Zheng Da Variety every Sunday night became the best opportunities for China audiences to make up lessons for the conceptual history of intelligent robots.

However, critics still refute that Sony's Aibo and QRIO are intelligent robots, because in their eyes, the pet dog and QRIO, which cost the same as BMW at $65,438+0,600, are at best gadgets for entertainment and establishing Sony's image, and have no practical significance. Honda can't wait to release an upgraded Asimo once a year, so that it can dance and shake hands at various science and technology exhibitions. Few people on earth think that they have begun to live with robots, because in the eyes of most sociologists, our life technology still stays in the 1960s, and the basic props of life such as TV, washing machine, vacuum cleaner and car have not changed substantially.

Alvin. The Third Wave published by toffler in 1980 seems to be a theoretical endorsement of the technological revolution. Toffler firmly believes that future technology will provide a good solution for today's pollution, resource depletion and alienation of work and social life. Technological progress, rather than political and moral progress, will lead to the birth of a healthy, clean and full of choices. The birth of robot human is undoubtedly Alvin. New evidence of toffler's argument, in his view, many dangers in the future can be borne by robots. It has become a new slogan for robot manufacturers all over the world to change the life without essential change in the 1960s with intelligent robots. Compared with science fiction writer Philip. Wiley's The End of Dreams, published by 1972, is a big naysayer, Philip. Wiley's followers firmly believe that technology and environmental disasters can easily destroy life on earth, and the text of "The End of Dreams" is even more afraid of the emergence of intelligent robots, because in Philip. According to Wylie, the final result of all this is the destruction of human beings, who, like dinosaurs, have become victims of over-specialization.

In fact, only Hollywood and old-school sci-fi fans are still keen to discuss the robot society problems caused by Asimov, and not many people doubt the technical feasibility of the revolution after the popularization of intelligent robots. Not many people notice that they are becoming the masters of all kinds of robots that appear quietly. Electrolux, an electrical tycoon, brought intelligent robots to the real world, and their trilobite vacuum cleaner has become a model of intelligent robots for mass consumption. However, the high price of $65,438+7,000 makes trilobites difficult to popularize. Roomba, a cleaning robot made by iRobot, was popular with housewives overnight because it looks like a curling ball and costs only 199 USD. Through sensors and navigation software, it can record the layout of the whole room, design the best route for cleaning every day through mathematical calculation, and avoid the harassment of pets such as cats and dogs. When it feels that the battery is running out, it will slowly drive to the charging base.

Colin, CEO of iRobot. Angel thinks he has set a mass precedent in the robot age. Like the owner of the robot production line in science fiction movies, Kan Kan said, "Most robots are only used in military and industrial fields. However, the mass service robots predicted by experts and futurists have appeared, and the days of weeding, washing cars and caring for the elderly and the weak with robots are not far away. " Eric, President of Evolutionary Robot Company. Hardnut predicted that the sales of consumer robots will reach 500,000 units in 2004, of which 80% are vacuum cleaner robots. In Hardnut's view, advanced humanoid robots like Sony's QRIO and Honda's Asimo are still far from the mass market, which means it will take many years to use. Hardnut went on to say: "There is no doubt that we are indeed on the edge of the era of intelligent robots, and robots changing life will be the new slogan of future business. Just like the emergence of household appliances 50 years ago. "

And intelligent robots in sci-fi movies such as "I, Robot" are all presented by Colin, CEO of iRobot. Angel seems to be just flirting. Mr. Angle said: "Domestic robots have no legs. There is not enough reason to put legs on it except to make it sexier. " In fact, apart from making them look more like humans, highly complicated and expensive legs have no special significance for robots. The sages in the field of intelligent robots have known that practical wheels or tracks are more realistic than legs, although they may not be able to go down stairs like T- 10 1 model in Robocop.

Although Sony and Honda have made great technological breakthroughs in making expensive humanoid robots, the fear of the robot age is an obstacle that the whole world needs to overcome for the expectations of people who make walking and talking robot butlers. Xiao Ke, Senior Partner of Trident Investment Group. Law has realized the influence of Asimov's three laws on robot design in the real world. He said: "Consumers will not welcome the anthropomorphic robot with open arms until they are sure that the machine will not pose any threat, because the terminator robot in the movie that tries to rule mankind has been deeply rooted in human consciousness. The just-released "I, Robot" once again strengthened this concept: you can't trust robots. "

Being in a country that once advocated exchanging numbers for strength, it seems impossible to taste the impact of the robot age on another level. When Honda's Asimo robot rang the bell of new york Stock Exchange, groups of workers were being replaced by robots. You don't need to assume the future, just look at the current automobile production line to find the answer. Since 1962, when General Motors used the first industrial robot in Trenton, New Jersey, welders and painters were completely eliminated by the automobile factory. Steve, Vice President, Automotive Department, Kearney Consulting. In a discussion about the ratio of robots to human employees on an automobile assembly line, Yang said: "The most important financial indicator for balancing robots is the cost of each action. The reason why industrial robots have not completely laid off all workers is only because robots are still expensive. If robots are more dexterous, more people will be laid off. " Actually, Alvin. After The Third Wave was published, toffler wrote a lot of comments, among which he was quite insightful about the rise of intelligent robots. He wrote: "A large number of workers were replaced by robots, but the workers' wives bought robot maids home. Who is the master in the robot age? "