I NEEDED THAT. NEED HIM TO OPEN THAT FOR ME,
TOO.
TOO. >> HELPFUL THIS MORNING.
>>> LET’S DIVE DEEPER INTO OUR
ROBOT REVOLUTION WITH A PEEK AT
THE HIGHEST OF THE HIGH-TECH.
>> THAT’S HOW CRAIG IS HERE,
WITHOUT TRULY BEING HERE.
CRAIG, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> HEY.
>> HEY. >> HEY, DUDE.
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
>> HI.
>> HI. >> I LIKE YOUR DRESS, HODA.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU JUST WHEELED RIGHT IN.
>> IT’S LEAK I’M EES’S LIKE I’M
WITH EVERYONE.
WITH EVERYONE. IN IS AVA ROBOTICS.
ONE OF THE CUTTING EDGE
TECHNOLOGIES THAT IS PUSHING THE
BOUNDARIES OF WHAT ROBOTS CAN
DO.
DO. IT’S ALSO LOWERING THE BARRIERS
BETWEEN MAN AND MACHINE.
♪
♪ ARE YOU READY FOR THE ROBOTICS
REVOLUTION?
REVOLUTION? >> ROBOTS ARE ROMANTIC TO
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT INSPIRES YOU TO DREAM AND
INSPIRES YOU TO CONNECT TO YOUR
INNER CHILD AND TO ALL YOUR
ASPIRATIONS AND DREAMS.
>> Reporter: DREAMS LIKE
COLONIZING MARS, WHICH NASA’S
VALKYRIE IS DESIGNED TO DO.
CONTROLLING ROBOTS WITH OUR
MINDS.
MINDS. AND SELF-STEERING WHEELCHAIRS.
>> I’M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT 60
YEARS OF ROBOTICS.
THE ROBOTS WILL WORK
SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH PEOPLE,
SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN THEIR
EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES, AT HOME, AT
WORK, AND AT PLAY.
>> Reporter: LEADING THE WAY ON
INTEGRATING HUMANS IN THE
WORKPLACE, IS VAIL ROBOTICS.
>> THIS IS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO
WORK TOGETHER IN THE SAME
PROCESS STEP.
PROCESS STEP. THE SUPERHUMAN SPEED AND
STRENGTH THAT ROBOTS HAVE, MAKES
THEM DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE.
IN MOST FACTORIES, ROBOTS ARE
KEPT IN CAGES.
>> Reporter: CUTTING-EDGE
MAPPING SOFTWARE CHANGES THAT.
>> THE CAMERAS AROUND THE WORK
CELL ANALYZE EVERYTHING THAT’S
GOING ON IN THE WORK CELL,
IDENTIFY THE ROBOT AND PROJECT
WHERE ALL OF THE POINTS THAT THE
ROBOT MAY REACH.
>> Reporter: WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
ASSISTING HUMANS RATHER THAN
REPLACING THEM.
REPLACING THEM. >> HUMANS HAVE FLEXIBILITY AND
DEXTERITY AND JUDGMENT BEYOND
WHAT ROBOTS PROVIDE.
THIS IS A PROCESS WHERE PEOPLE
AND ROBOTS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO
GET THE WORK DONE.
>> Reporter: AT M.I.T., THE
CHITA 3 IS FOR AREAS DEEMED TOO
DIRTY AND DANGEROUS, LIKE
BUILDING FIRES, AND NATURAL AND
NUCLEAR DISASTER SITES.
>> YOU CAN THINK OF A POWER
PLANT, CHECKING SENSORS IN A
HIGH-RADIATION AREA.
HIGH-RADIATION AREA. OR SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO SEND
THE ROBOT IN A HIGH-TEMPERATURE
AREA.
AREA. WE CAN THINK OF MANY DIFFERENT
PLACES WHERE WE DON’T WANT TO
SEND A HUMAN.
>> Reporter: THE CURRENT MODEL
WALKS, CLIMBS, RUNS AND EVEN
JUMPS.
JUMPS. WITH A MODEL DESIGNED AFTER
ANIMALS, LIKE THE CHEETAH, FOR
ADVANCED MOBILITY.
ADVANCED MOBILITY. >> CARS CAN WORK ONLY IF THEY’RE
ROSE.
ROSE. WE NEED TO HAVE A LEG SYSTEM TO
ACHIEVE THE PULL TERRAIN
MOBILITY.
MOBILITY. >> Reporter: ELSEWHERE AT
M.I.T., OTHER ROBOTS DITCH LEGS
AND TERRAIN ALTOGETHER, TAKING
THEIR TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE SEA.
>> WE CAN REALLY TAKE A PEEK AT
THE SECRET LIVES OF FISH WITHOUT
DISTURBING THEIR ACTIVITIES.
>> Reporter: BUT MUCH OF THE
REVOLUTION WILL START CLOSER TO
HOME.
HOME. >> I THINK AS ROBOTS DEVELOP
THEIR CAPABILITIES, IT’S
IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO -- YOU HAVE THE
ABILITY TO RELATE TO IT.
IT JUST DOESN’T SEEM LIKE A
FOREIGN DEVICE.
FOREIGN DEVICE. >> Reporter: IS THERE THINKING
BEHIND MAKING HER LOOK SO
HUMAN-LIKE?
HUMAN-LIKE? >> THE IDEA HERE IS TO HAVE THEM
SORT OF LOOK LIKE HUMANS BUT NOT
TOO MUCH.
TOO MUCH. THERE’S THAT BOUNDARY OF DO THEY
LOOK TOO MUCH LIKE A HUMAN OR
ARE A LITTLE CREEPY?
>> Reporter: BRACE YOURSELF FOR
A BRAVE, NEW WORLD.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> THE BEST PART ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL ROBOT REVOLUTION, GUYS
IT WOULD GIVE THE ABILITY TO
WORK FROM HOME ALL THE TIME.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I CAN SEE THAT.
>> LIKE HOST A TV SHOW, FOR
EXAMPLE, FROM HOME.
>> HOW IS THE QUALITY?
>> IT’S GOOD.
WE GOT YOU.
>> CAN YOU WALK AROUND, CRAIG, A
LITTLE MORE?
LITTLE MORE? >> WALK AROUND?
>> THERE HE GOES.
>> WHAT DOES JUMP OUT AT YOU IS
THE EDUCATION SECTOR IN THE
CLASSROOM.
CLASSROOM. TO BE A PART OF THE CLASSROOM