Recently, have you been screened by an animated short film called Love, Death & Robot? This explosion video produced by Netflix consists of 18 episodes of different styles and grotesque clips, same point is that the brain is wide open and children are not suitable. In the impression, the last animation that makes adults so relished is still BoJack Horseman. In terms of production form and carrier, this animation is the carnival of CG; from the story kernel and keywords, it is a feast of robots.

　　

　　A for “Philosophical thoughts of the robots”

Since the birth of the first robotic movie Metropolis in 1927, human history has spanned nearly a hundred years, and robots have gradually entered reality from fantasy. Why do artworks on science fiction always show special preference to robots? Perhaps because of the ideal vision of human beings for the development of science and technology on robot, it also hides the ultimate proposition of life and death, ethics and other philosophical thoughts.

　　What is a robot? 

　　What kind of work does the robot replace? 

　　Does the robot cause humanity to die? 

For hundreds of years, humans have been repeatedly asking these questions. Asimov’s famous “Three Laws of Robots” really can limit the evolution of robots as long as we wish.​

　　B for “Humans have entered the era of robots”

In 2007, when Bill Gates, the world's richest man, retired, he predicted that in the next 30 years, personal robots will replicate the road of personal computer development, and every household will have robots. In 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the robot revolution is expected to become an entry point and an important growth point for the third industrial revolution, which will affect the global manufacturing pattern."

With the rapid development of robotics, robots are deeply infiltrating our lives from all aspects. However, people's understanding and awareness of robotics have not kept pace with the times, and there are many shortcomings, prejudices, and misunderstandings. Our knowledge of robots often comes from some sci-fi movies and some news reports. Many of the information is inaccurate and unscientific. Some statements are exaggerated or one-sided, or even completely wrong. Many people think that robots are still far away from their own lives, and many people think that robots are just machines that look like humans. The scientific popularization of robotics is seriously lagging behind the development of robotics.

　　　

If in this era, you know nothing about real robots --

The first is to affect the quality of life. Many advanced information technologies have been applied to all aspects of life. If you don't understand it, you can't enjoy the convenience brought by new technology to life. As a result, old technology has gradually been replaced, making life more difficult for those who only master old technology.

Secondly, it affects the development of individual careers. The new generation of information technology is rapidly changing the way of various kinds of work. If it does not adapt to this new change in time, it will inevitably lose its job competitiveness and lose the space for career development.

Not an alarmist, in this era, if you don't know about robots, you will be new illiterate.

　　C for “Everyone needs a robot science course”

In order to promote the popularization of robot knowledge, Professor Guangming Xie has offered a course namedCharming Robotsat Peking University since 2012. Once the course is offered, it has attracted the attention of professional students from various departments of Peking University. Now, the MOOC version of this classic course has been registered at the Chinese University MOOC!

MOOC Trailer https://v.qq.com/x/page/f0876ah987x.html?start=undefined

This course is closely related to the robots. It first describes the basic knowledge of robots, including the position and development stage of robots in the information technology revolution, the basic definition, structure and function of robots, human-computer interaction technology, and the history of robot development.

Secondly, it shows the classic application cases of robots in various industries, including robots participating in military operations, manufacturing products in factories, picking up crops in farmland, performing surgery in hospitals, providing services in hotels, banks, shopping malls, providing services at home, and robot entertainment stars, robot teachers, etc.

Finally, it describes the development trend of robot technology, including bionic technology, 3D printing, human-machine hybrid system, micro-nano molecular technology, intelligent software materials, group intelligence and other technical fields that promote the development of robots, various robots competition that accelerate the progress of robots, etc.

Long press the QR code, walk into the world of robots, learn about the past and present of the robot, and explore the endless mystery of the robot!

　　

Charming Robots,MOOC：https://www.icourse163.org/course/PKU-1206015802