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Obverse:
A robot in a humanoid form, reflecting the Vitruvian man of Leonardo Da
Vinci, recognizing the advanced thinking of this great man, and
reminding us all that we are a product of centuries of thinking. The
perfectly proportioned Vitruvian man is easy to replicate in the
man-made world of robotics. The "robot's" arms in the two positions are
exactly proportioned to fit right to the edge of the niobium
core. The Vitruvian-like robot is standing on lines of zeros that run
from the outer silver ring across the niobium core and onto the other
side of the silver ring, representing the thousands of lines of binary
code that are required to program a robot. The binary code and the
cogwheels, represent the electronic and mechanical worlds that are
required for development in robots. Also on the obverse of the coin and
located in the silver ring is the country of issue, Republic of
Austria, and the year of issue. The face value of the coin, 25 euros,
is located in the left quadrant of the pure niobium design field.
Reverse:
A robotic lander on the surface of Mars - hence the deep reddish-pink
colour of the 2011 niobium coin. The mars lander is based on a design
by the European Space Agency. The six-wheeled lander operates on solar
power collected by large panels and shown in the middle third of the
coin design. The lander is also equipped with a camera seen in the
middle of the silver ring at the top of the coin. In the background is
a mountainous Martian landscape covered with boulders. At the top and
the left of the silver ring stars are depicted. Earth is noted in the
lower part of the silver ring.
Artists:
Helmut Andexlinger, Thomas Pesendorfer
| Face value | 25 Euro |
| Metal | 900 Silver, 998 Niobium |
| Size | 34.00 mm |
| Weight | 9.00 g (Silver), 7.15 g (Niobium) |
| Mintage | 65,000 pcs |
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
| Quality | Brilliant Uncirculated |
| Date of issue | 2011 |
Robotics is a branch of science and engineering dealing with the study of robots. It is involved with a robot's design, manufacture, application, and structural disposition
The word 'robot' has been around since 1921 when Czech playwright Karl Capek coined the word in his play "Rossum's Universal Robots, R.U.R". The word comes from the Czech word 'robota' meaning forced labour, and repetitive work. Robots early on were found in manufacturing facilities completing simple repetitive work. Now robots are used for much more complex and intricate work completing several tasks in one smooth and efficient motion.
The sophistication of robots is ever increasing, such that today cognitive computing is used more and more to program them. The fields of psychology, neuroscience, computer science and mathematics are all coming together with the science of electronics and mechanics.
Robots have "learned" to "play" sports such as soccer and ping-pong, and are very dexterous at conducting complex operations on humans in hospitals.
We can hardly imagine how robots will continue to evolve and how robots will bring the world to us in the future.
