[Eggs cracking]
[Classical music playing]
[Stirring sounds]
[Oil sizzling]
[Disk scratch]
Narrator: Hmm, can't get that perfect omelette?
There's a robot to help you with that!
Woah, it's doing this all by itself?
Looks like it can replace human beings!
Fazli: No, I don't think so
But in some cases
where some companies get more robots
to increase their productivity
they will (still) need humans
to supervise the robots
and also (help) if there are any technical difficulties
So robots can complement humans
by replacing tedious and repetitive tasks
such as picking and packing (items)
and also sorting out items by colours
Robots can make things more efficient and consistent
in manufacturing and logistics
So my job is to program robots to perform such tasks
[Upbeat music playing]
N: This
this
and this
are robots?
Aren't robots supposed to look like humans?
F: Well, I used to think that
robots would look like the Terminator but
actually robots
look like that
What makes a robot a robot
(is that) it can execute a task independently
and automatically
A robot has to be intelligent but
in the first place
you have to teach the robot
N: Hey Fazli, what are you doing?
F: Oh, actually I'm creating a programme
for the robots to learn an action
This is actually
a simulation of what I'll program the robot to do
The 'Vision' is like the eyes of a robot
Once the robot learns an action (through the software)
it can perform it independently
And that's how you teach a robot!
Before I was a robotics engineer
I was working in the lift industry
And after a while
I decided to make a career change
because I wanted something that was (more) challenging
I found robotics to be interesting
So I decided to apply for a robotics course
in Robotics Automation Centre of Excellence (RACE) Academy
and I got a call from one of the admins
[Phone ringing]
Admin: Hi Fazli?
So I started the Attach n Train (AnT) programme
in RACE Academy
It was actually a steep learning curve
but I decided to bite the bullet
and give it a shot
Back when I was young
I used to play with Lego
and also watched a lot of robot cartoons
and it is a dream come true
for me to work with the robots now
So my job requires me to travel around the world
to repair robots
(in countries) such as India
South Africa
and United States of America (USA)
Through the AnT programme
I learnt the basics of programming
and I then put them together
to create solutions in real life
What fascinates me in robotics
is how (robots) are able to help humans
in their everyday lives and improve it
N: So Fazli, what do you think
is the future of robotics?
F: We are already developing robots
that are sensitive to our needs
Increasingly
we won't have to correct
the behaviour of a robot
The integration of robots in everyday life
is increasing
So we are seeing more and more robots
being deployed in (places like) schools
hospitals
and restaurants
There is also a robot dance
N: Can you show us some moves?
[Techno music playing]
