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Maestra. Cristina Esquivel Antequera Ingles V TMC-501 Horacio Santamaría Galván

The document discusses the history and emergence of mechatronics, describing how it originated from robotics and began incorporating advances in programming, sensors, and controls. It also outlines how mechatronics is applied in various fields and is an emerging field that offers opportunities for students interested in manufacturing.

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Maestra. Cristina Esquivel Antequera Ingles V TMC-501 Horacio Santamaría Galván

The document discusses the history and emergence of mechatronics, describing how it originated from robotics and began incorporating advances in programming, sensors, and controls. It also outlines how mechatronics is applied in various fields and is an emerging field that offers opportunities for students interested in manufacturing.

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Maestra.

Cristina Esquivel Antequera

Ingles V

TMC-501

Horacio Santamaría Galván


Exercise 3
Read the text and answer the questions below
Where Did Mechatronics Come From?
The word mechatronics was first used in Japan in the 1960s,
and the field has indeed said to have grown out of robotics.
Early on, robot arms were uncoordinated and had no sensory
feedback, but as advances were made in programming,
sensor technology, and controls, the robotic movements
became more coordinated. Along the way, advances in
mechatronics began to be used in vending machines, autofocus cameras, and
door openers. With the advent of
information technology in the 1980s, microprocessors were
introduced into mechanical systems, improving performance
significantly. By the 1990s, advances in computational
intelligence were applied to mechatronics in ways that
revolutionized the field.
The concept of applying the mechatronics approach to design,
development, and fabrication has been popular for several
decades in Japan and Europe, but is only slowly gaining
ground in the United States. Machines were traditionally
designed by mechanical engineers, and only afterward were
control and programming solutions provided by computer and
software engineers.
An Emerging Field for Students
Mechatronics has great appeal for those interested in how
things are made and how they work. Students in a typical
program learn to design, develop, and troubleshoot
programmable controllers, robotics, and integrated systems.
The skills picked up in a course of study can be used in the
fields of maintenance and repair, quality assurance, research
and development, and installation.It's not news that many manufacturing jobs have
disappeared
in this country over the last 40 years. However, there are
signs that some manufacturing jobs are returning, but
employers increasingly are demanding skilled workers to fill
them. In fact, many manufacturers offering these new jobs
say they cannot fill jobs because of a lack of skilled workers.
Mechatronics is a promising field for people with skills in
electronics, computers, automated machinery, and
manufacturing. Students with combined skills in mechanical,
electrical and software engineering could have an advantage
in getting hired. A program that combines book theory and
hands-on experience in robotics as well as these technologies
will offer a student who successfully completes the course
work a good basis for possible advancement in the field.
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QUESTIONS
1. What is the text about (please, write maximum one
sentence or two)
It deals with mechatronics, gives a brief
explanation of its history and covers a bit of what it
is dedicated to and in which areas it applies more.
2. What are the key points?
The points it deals with are what mechatronics is, what
mechatronics is dedicated to, and in which areas
mechatronics is applied.

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