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Outline History Indoor Outdoor Social Toys

History 1937 – Westinghouse ELEKTRO and dog, Sparky!

History 1966 – Westinghouse engineer Jim Sutherland ECHO IV 1969 – Neimann-Marcus “Kitchen Computer”

History – 1980s HERO (Heathkit Educational RObot) Topo Educate about robot construction “Guard mode” Able to carry 10 lbs Topo Educate about computers Social Communicates via base station

History – 1980s Omnibot Dustbot X10 protocol refined Cassette tape programming Time-sensitive feature Dustbot 1985 – First vacuum-type http://www.theoldrobots.com/dustbot.html X10 protocol refined 1989 – First personal installation security system

History – 1990s-2000s CyberKnife Push the talking trash can Radiotherapy tool Push the talking trash can Electrolux Trilobite Robotic vacuum cleaner Robot wars iRobot begins producing

Indoor HVAC Lighting Audio and visual controls Intercoms Savant Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Internet and/or remote controlled, window-connected Lighting Blinds/curtains/windows http://www.control4.com/videos Audio and visual controls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjI4NqaxTfs Intercoms Savant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTN6ZvDF1Rg

Indoor Robovac iRobot LG Samsung Asus Acer MSI Netbook wars? http://www.robotreviews.com/news/2010/6/17/will-the-first-msi-robovac-usher-in-the-end-of-netbooks

Indoor Automatic… Litter boxes, pet feeders, etc. Alarm clocks Countertop cleaning, drape management Massager http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKt0_EPj98 Security Kitchen robots - Future

Indoor – Assistive Domotics Matilda Smart House – University of Florida

Indoor – Assistive Domotics Emergency assistance First Gen – Alarm systems and emergency response telephones Second Gen – monitors users vital signs Third gen – social connectivity through media Reminders and medication dispensers

Outdoor Garage door Plant watering Pool cleaning Lawn mowing Gutter cleaning Window Cleaning

Social Disability Robots Help children interact with their environment Wheelchairs, etc. Care-Providing Robot FRIEND Exo-skeletons

Social Telepresance Nursing home Wakamaru Paro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6zB-HDtI_0 Paro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx8mv87e6wE

Toys Furby – 1990s Automaton Toys Electronic pets Vehicles Humanoid 40 million sales in 3 years Automaton Toys Electronic pets Hexbug Tekno the Robotic Puppy Vehicles Big Trak Humanoid Femisapien http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/toys/robots/robotics/femisapien

Works Cited An Extra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzhlU8rXgHc http://www.theoldrobots.com/hero.html http://www.electroempire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9730 http://www.robotswanted.com/robotgallery/heathkit/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_robot http://www.theoldrobots.com/dustbot.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberknife http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_the_Talking_Trash_Can http://www.smallrobot.com/topoii.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Care-Providing_Robot_FRIEND http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRobot_Dirt_Dog http://www.patentstorm.us/search/index/q/automatic+litter+box/page/1.html http://www.robotshop.com/en/nanda-clocky-robotic-alarm-clock-chrome.html http://www.robotshop.com/en/wheeme-massage-robot-blue.html http://www.robotshop.com/en/winbot-730-window-cleaning-robot.html http://store.irobot.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2501652&s=A-ProductAge http://www.pcworld.com/article/253882/domestic_robots_high_tech_house_helpers.html http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/products/detail/wakamaru.html http://www.parorobots.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trak http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/toys/robots/robotics/femisapien http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekno_the_Robotic_Puppy http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/if-you-cant-stand-the-coding-stay-out-of/184404040 http://www.eddriscoll.com/timeline.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_automation http://www.icta.ufl.edu/gt.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Automation_for_the_Elderly_and_Disabled An Extra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzhlU8rXgHc