News in Brief - Robot

A U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Plant at Los Alamos National Laboratory is opened to the public and news cameras to view some processes. Visitors go through the security check at one such plant. Interior of the facility. Scientists and technicians in white lab coats work at a Los Alamos water boiler reactor. A sign is seen that warns of danger and presence of Neutron and Gamma Rays. Technicians use complex and precise remote robot instruments and robotic arm gadgets to handle atomically hot material fresh from the atomic pile. 3 feet of shielding isolates the researchers from the harmful nuclear material. A remote controlled power saw is used to unseal a sample container. Artificial hot specimens of industrial metals are analyzed to determine loss or hardness in the material after nuclear exposure. A slave manipulator transfers the material to a standard hardness tester. The dial reading measures the strength of the metal after exposure. A microscopic view of the specimen. A secuirty guard at the plant door is seen, and then soldiers near an artillery piece that helps to guard the secure United States facility during the Cold War. Location: Los Alamos New Mexico USA. Date: February 22, 1953.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

CS ABOUT THE USE OF ROBOTS IN INDUSTRY. B&W FILM X-FER OF A ROBOT FROM 1939. VS OF ROBOTS DOING WORK ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE. VS OF A VARIETY OF ROBOTS PERFORMING VARIOUS TASKS INCLUDING WELDING, PLAYING CHESS (CR:65) AND HOLDING A TELEPHONE. VS OF A JAPANESE TECHNICIAN WITH A ROBOT. BRIEF INTV/W AN AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN TALKING ABOUT ROBOTS. VS OF A ROBOT PERFORMING HOUSEHOLD CHORES. MORE VS OF THE ROBOTS AT A WORK IN A WORK PLACE. BLANK. CI: MACHINES: INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS.

CS of industrial robot being tested (welding) at Windsor's Chrysler plant, ZOOM OUT to MLS of racks containing auto parts stacked high inside plant (3 shots; 2:08). MSs looking down row of robots waiting to be installed.

Timelapse footage of robot arms on production lines at a car manufacturing factory.

In a studio setting against a white backdrop, a robotic monitor moves around. A partial view of the set is seen in the shot.

AT SEA ROBOT ARMS, INDUSTRIAL PLANT

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for THE AGE OF THE ROBOT, PING-PONG PERFECTION and INDUSTRIAL ONE ARMED BANDIT in Colour Pictorial - CP 680. Cut stories are also on Pathe Master tape *PM0437*. <br/> <br/>INDUSTRIAL ONE ARMED BANDIT - similar footage of the robot in action. <br/> <br/>PING-PONG PERFECTION - more shots of the table tennis players in action using their automatic serving machine. <br/> <br/>THE AGE OF THE ROBOT - more shots of the couple enjoying the goods from their automated vending machine. Shots of the man waking up and making a telephone call not used in the cut story. Shot of the wife applying lipstick not used in cut story? Most material similar to cut story.

Japanese industry convention presentation of a new Toy Robot Dog that is "smart"; Woman gives commands to mechanical dog; People play with robot dogs;

00:00:00:00 Demonstration of experimental industrial robot that turns, pours liquid -- it&apos;s the Dynapath System 5AR! (0:00)/

THE DAY A ROBOT WILL DO THE HOUSEWORK FOR YOU MAY BE HERE SOONER THAN YOU THINK.

German V-1 self-guided rockets carry bombs to London in World War II

Car manufacturing. Time-lapse footage of cars being assembled in a factory using manufacturing robots. These are Mini cars, made under the Mini marque by BMW. Photographed in the UK.

Bella is not your ordinary food server.“B3 your meal is ready,” she intoned to her customers. “Tray four has your meal.”At the New Fresh Wok restaurant in Falcon Heights, she’s one of two robots on the wait staff.We asked Min Zhang, a restaurant associate, if they’re both good workers. “Yes,” she laughs. “They run fast and take a few plates at one time.” Thean Ang is the founder of Durabotics, an Eagan robotics company.He says he’s been renting the two devices to the restaurant since June — with some human backup.“Mainly the robot can be a runner,” Ang says. “A waiter can be reinforcing with a customer and talking to them. Be there when somebody says, ‘hey we need something,’ and they will be there.”The owners say during the pandemic, they had to close for months, then pivot to take out service. During that time they say, five employees left to take other jobs.Now, with their dining room open, they haven’t been able to find replacements.Ben Wogsland, the Executive Vice President of Hospitality Minnesota, says it’s a familiar problem.“We’re still down 22,000 workers statewide from pre-pandemic levels in the hospitality sectors,” he explains. “You’re seeing certain businesses that have had to limit their hours or limit their offerings because they can’t find workers.”Some, he says, are turning to tech. “Whether it’s robotics or animating certain processes in the area, using QR codes for ordering, different things of that nature,” Wogsland notes. “There’s been a lot of adaptation in this industry in the last two or three years.”Bella needs human help, too.The location of each table in the restaurant is pre-programmed into a touch screen, activated by a person.There’s also a built-in 3D program that provides depth perception, like a pair of human eyes.“Like it will actually see the table, see the desk, see the people,” Ang explains. “So that the navigation algorithm will have the robot avoid those obstacles and not run into it.”When Bella arrives at your table, the tray with your order lights up.Customers have to grab their own grub.Malika Duggan says she prefers interacting with a human.She says she’s worked in factories, and has had enough of machines.“When I come to a restaurant, I like to be served. Food’s good here though,” she says. “It was okay, but it didn’t serve us our plates, and I forgot to take the chopsticks. So a waitress did have to run over and give us our chopsticks.”Durabotics says it has about six of the devices in circulation in Minnesota and elsewhere in the Midwest.The units cost about $800 to rent on an open-ended plan, Ang says.The owners of New Fresh Wok say they like having the robots on their staff… and may add more in the future. But they say they’ll always have a human in the dining room to help with culinary emergencies.One added bonus? The owners say kids who learn about Bella and her companion, bring their parents to the restaurant — instant customers. “Most people like it, some don’t,” Zhang smiles. “They would like to see the robot, and they drive in.”

ROBOTIC ARMS WELD PART. INDUSTRIAL. MANUFACTURING

A scientific exhibition at the United States' pavilion at West Berlin's central exhibition site. People lined up at the entrance to USA exhibit. Exterior view of the U.S. Pavilion. U.S. flag flies at the building and signs reading: "United States" and "ERF" are displayed above the building. Signs in the pavilion read: 'ATOM' and 'George C. Marshall - Haus'. People assembled to watch the exhibition. People lined up on stairs. U.S. representatives demonstrate how a nuclear fission assembly works, with simulated fuel and control rods and an instrument for reading radiation levels. A technician demonstrates how radioactive materials can be handled remotely, in a laboratory, using a robotic machine to manipulate delicate glass funnels and bottles. An inflatable laboratory suit is demonstrated, that one could crawl out to and work in while in a toxic environment. Location: Berlin West Germany. Date: October 1950.

HIERARCHICAL CONTROL: NBS Research in Dynamic Sensors and Computer Control Techniques

Various shots of the first Canadarm and Dextre robot arms on display inside lab of Canadian Space Agency in Saint-Hubert, Quebec.

Nuclear Technology is shown in Philadelphia. The incredible tools and techniques that make possible the remote control craftsmanship of nuclear devices for peace-time applications in industry and science.

Highlights of the World's Largest Industrial Fair: Nice shots of assorted robotic industrial assembly machines at work, assorted robots, Cuof an electric beer thing