STS FINALS 02

• Tracing back its origins, the word “technology” came from the Greek words techne and logos which mean art and word, respectively
• techne MEANS art
• logos MEANS word
• logos MEANS word
• techne MEANS art
• Taking the two words together, technology means a discourse on arts
• It first appeared in the 17th century where the concept was only used to talk about the arts, specifically applied arts
• MOST COMMONLY USED TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES:

  • Television sets
  • Mobile Phones
  • Computers
• According to Kantar Media that in the Philippine, 92% of urban homes and 70 % of rural homes own at least one television set.
• According to Kantar Media that in the Philippine, 92% of urban homes and 70 % of rural homes own at least one television set.
• Television sets 

  • Ultimate medium for advertisement placements (The Manila Times, 2014). 
• Household with TV set reached 15.135M (Noda, 2012).
• Television sets 

  • _ plays a great role in the lives of the people such as platform for advertisements and information disseminatio
• Paul Gottlieb Nipkow – a German student in the late 1800s. 

  • He was successful in his attempt to send images through wires with the aid of a rotating metal disk (Nipkow disk).
• Paul Gottlieb Nipkow  

  • “electric telescope” – 18 lines of resolution
• Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (English scientist) and Boris Rosing (Russian scientist) 

  •  1907
  • created new system of television by using the cathode ray tube in addition to the mechanical scanner system. 
  •  they gave rise to two types of television systems, namely, mechanical and electronic television
• Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (English scientist) and Boris Rosing (Russian scientist) 

  •  1907
  • created new system of television by using the cathode ray tube in addition to the mechanical scanner system.
• Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (English scientist) and Boris Rosing (Russian scientist) 

  •  they gave rise to two types of television systems, namely, mechanical and electronic television
• two types of television systems, namely: mechanical and electronic television
•  mobile phones

  • In fact, it was also claimed that _ _are considered a must-have among young Filipinos (ABS-CBN News, 2010).
• 30% of the Philippine urban population nationwide said that mobile phones are necessities in life
• Martin Cooper -  an American senior engineer at Motorola. 
• Martin Cooper

  • On April 3, 1973, he made the world’s first mobile phone call. He called a rival engineer to brag about his accomplishment.
• Martin Cooper

  • On April 3, 1973, he made the world’s first mobile phone call. He called a rival engineer to brag about his accomplishment.
• Charles Babbage - is a 19th century English Mathematics professor. 
• Charles Babbage

  • Designed the Analytical Engine – used as the basic framework of the computers even until the present time.
• Released in April 1981 by the Osborne Computer Corporation, the Osborne 1 is considered to be the first true portable, full featured computer
• A typical household owns at least 4 of the following devices (Philstar, 2013) 

  • Mobile phone – 89% 

  • Smartphone - 53% 

  •Tablet – 14% 

  • Desktop – 39% 

  •Laptop or netbooks – 37% 

  • Smart TV 4%.
• Television

  • mainly as a platform for advertisement and information dissemination. 
• Computer and laptops ∙

  • although they have functions found in other technological devices, they still offer their own unique features that make them more attractive. It is just by preference ex wide keyboard than using a mobile phone. Easy to maneuver because of the mouse, wide screen and separate keyboards. For the young they allow them to play with comfort and convenience. 
• International Federation of Robotics -(IFR)
•  United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
• Robot– is an actuated mechanism programmable in two or more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving within its environment, to perform intended tasks. 
• Autonomy, in this context, is the ability to perform intended tasks based on current state and sensing without human intervention
• service robot - is a robot that performs useful tasks for humans or equipment excluding industrial application. A robot may be classified according to its intended application as an industrial robot or a service robot.
• personal service robot - is a service robot used for a non-commercial task, usually by laypersons. Examples are domestic servant robot, automated wheelchair, personal mobility assist robot, pet exercising robot. 
• professional service robot - is a service robot used for a commercial task, usually operated by a properly trained operator. Examples: cleaning robot for public places, delivery robot, firefighting robot, rehabilitation robot, and surgery robot in hospitals
• Germany was one of the first countries to develop service robots
• DESIRE - As part of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research's "Service Robotics Innovation Lead Initiative," it sponsored a collaborative project called _
• The earliest conception of robots can be traced around 3000 B.C. from the Egyptians.