Graphical system design inspires a new age of robotics

摘要

Since the first industrial robotic arm became operational at General Motors in 1961, the number of robots has grown to an estimated 4.5 million worldwide, according to The International Federation of Robotics. Today, robots have become ubiquitous, ranging from commercial robots used in daily life, such as the iRobot Roomba vacuum to sophisticated applications, such as telerobotic surgery, microelectromechanical systems and autonomous vehicles.