Current Trends and Future Prospects in Robotics

Current Trends and Future Prospects in Robotics 241
Current Trends and Future Prospects in Robotics
Khalid Nafees1 and Mubina2
1Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, E-mail: [e-mail],
2Ideal Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, E-mail: [e-mail]
ABSTRACT
In this paper, a review has been made regarding various current trends of robots in technological and classical world and future prospects in robotics. Most robots today are used in industrial situations where they weld and paint car bodies, load machines, and apply bead of sealant. Robots used to be just fun and were more toys for tinkerers and scientists. But now the robots are beginning to be seen from technological area to many social places. These mechanical humans are available in Japan, London, New York and even in India. The predictions are that robots in future would demand the same citizen’s rights as humans. Robots for classical applications have to be equipped with additional features to increase the efficiency and the possibility of usage. This paper tries to give an overview on the current and future directions in the robotics research and also enhance the robots applications in industries worldwide. Research going on the industrial robots is aimed at increasing the utility of these machines by:
 Giving the robots more awareness of its environment through the use of multiple sensors, especially cameras.
 Improving the flexibility of the robot through re-configurable grippers and finding ways to program the robot offline in a simulated environment.
 Expanding the range of tasks, the robot can perform by enabling it to move faster, with greater accuracy and to carry greater loads.
Keywords: Industrial Robots-Service Robots-Sensors–Swarm Robot-Intelligent Robots.
1. INTRODUCTION
Looking back over history it can be seen that there are a number of key technological innovations, which form the basis of whole new areas of research and development. An early

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