Chapter 2: Decision Making

Imagine being in a war zone where in every turn there is danger lurking and not knowing what exactly is around each turn. Well with the development of the Packbot 510 soldiers now have the ability to view and pinpoint exactly where the enemies are located at from a safe distance. This is what iRobot managed to do with the development of the Packbot 510. “The Packbot 510 with FasTac Kit lets soldiers view and evaluate dangerous locations from a safe distance.” Having these Robot’s has given the soldiers a safer alternative, instead of having real soldiers going up to strange objects that could potentially kill them you can simply control the robot from a laptop and have them examine and clear the dangerous object. What iRobot has managed to do is create an artificial intelligence that acts on behalf of the human with them being in control. Artificial intelligence has become a one of the leading technologies of today that are not are not only making our lives simpler but safer as well. By having the U.S. Army place such a huge order on the Robot’s we can only speculate as to how much these robot’s have helped and saved soldiers from dangerous situations. Having artificial intelligence has not only made it safer for soldiers but for our local communities as well. When bomb threats are called on suspicious objects these are the same type of robot’s used to clear them away. We’ve seen how these robot’s have developed from vacuums, to toys, to now robot’s that can act on behalf of a soldier, we can only imagine how these robot’s will continue to develop through the years.

Whitney, Lance (2009). iRobot gets single biggest order from Army. Retrieved September 1, 2009 from CNN Technology web: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10322913-76.html?tag+newseditors picksarea.0