Question:
Write a paper on a topic of your choice in the area of robotics. Find a topic where robotics technology has developed in a new area within the last five years, or a current research project still in development which is hoped to be ready in the near future.
You must choose a specific topic for your research. Robotics is used in so many areas that you are bound to find a specific area of interest to you. Here are a few general areas you might look into but you are not limited to these:
• entertainment or education
• assisting the elderly or handicapped
• military applications
• working in hazardous areas and/or space
• medical applications
Here are some ideas to guide you as you explore your chosen topic. You don't have to explicitly answer every one of these in your paper.
• Who developed/is developing this technology?
• What was their motivation for the project?
• What are some specific advantages of using robotics in this area?
• What are the hardest aspects of using robotics in this way?
• What are the negative impacts of using robotics in this area?