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Robotics Lesson1

A robot is an automatic machine that can replace humans in performing dangerous tasks. Robotics is the study of designing and building robots to perform functions like repetitive tasks with speed and accuracy. Isaac Asimov coined the term "robotics" and proposed three laws of robotics to ensure robots do not harm humans. The main components of robots include sensors, effectors, actuators, controllers, and arms. There are different types of robots like mobile, stationary, autonomous, and remote-controlled robots that can have advantages like performing hazardous work and disadvantages like potential job losses for humans.

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Robotics Lesson1

A robot is an automatic machine that can replace humans in performing dangerous tasks. Robotics is the study of designing and building robots to perform functions like repetitive tasks with speed and accuracy. Isaac Asimov coined the term "robotics" and proposed three laws of robotics to ensure robots do not harm humans. The main components of robots include sensors, effectors, actuators, controllers, and arms. There are different types of robots like mobile, stationary, autonomous, and remote-controlled robots that can have advantages like performing hazardous work and disadvantages like potential job losses for humans.

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WHAT IS A ROBOT??

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)

A re-programmable, multifunctional,  Accidentally coined


automatic industrial machine designed to the word “robotics”
replace human in hazardous work. It can be in 1940s
used as :  Proposed his three
“Laws of Robotics”
- An automatic machine sweeper
 Later added a
- An automatic car for a child to play
“zeroth law”
with
- A machine removing mines in a war
field
- In space
- In military, and many more… The Three Laws of Robotics
WHAT IS ROBOTICS?? First Law :
Robotics is science of designing or A robot may not injure a human being,
building an application of robots. Simply, or, through inaction, allow a human being to
Robotics may be defined as “The Study of come to harm, unless this would violate a higher
Robots”. The aim of robotics is to design an order law
efficient robot.
Second Law :
WHY IS ROBOTICS NEEDED??
A robot must obey orders given it by
- Speed human beings, except where or such orders
- Can work in hazardous/dangerous conflict the first law.
temperature
- Can do repetitive tasks Third Law :
- Can do work with accuracy A robot must protect its own existence
as long as such protection does not conflict with
the first law.
First Use of the Word “Robotics”
Zeroth Law :
Karel Capek (1890-1938)
A robot may not injure humanity, or,
 Introduced the through inaction, allow humanity to come to
word robot to the harm.
public in his play
R.U.R (Rossum’s
Universal Robots) The first robot “UNIMATE”
published in 1920
 A Czech writer
 Several times
candidate for the
Nobel prize
Telerobots – operated remotely ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY

Robot/Robota – forced labor or drudgery Most industrial robots have at least the following
five parts:

o Sensors
THE ROBOT CONTROL LOOP o Effectors
o Actuators (the one
sense think controlling the robot)
o Controllers (where Arduino
is placed)
o Arms

act TYPES OF ROBOTS


The most common types of Robots are:
 Mobile Robots
Sense :
o Rolling Robots
- SPEECH, VISION  have wheels to move
ACCELERATION around
TEMPERATURE  Can quickly and easily
POSITION, DISTANCE search
TOUCH, FORCE  Only useful in flat areas
MAGNETIC FIELD, LIGHT o Walking Robots
SOUND  Robots on legs
POSITION SENSE  Usally brought in when
the terrain is rocky
 Most have 4 legs;
Think : usually 6 or more

- TASK PLANNING
 Stationary Robots
- PLAN CLASSIFICATION
- Are not only used to explore areas
- LEARN
or imitate a human being
- PROCESS DATE
- Perform repeating tasks without
- PATH PLANNING
ever moving an inch
- Are ‘working’ in industry settings
and are stationary
Act :

- Output Information More, Speech  Autonomous Robots


Text, Visuals Wheels Legs Arm - Are self supporting
Tracks - Self contained
- They rely on their own ‘brains;

 Remote-Control Robots
- Remotely controlled by a person
that can guide the robot
- A person can perform difficult and
usually dangerous tasks without
being at the spot where the tasks
are performed

 Virtual Robots
- dont exists in real life
- are just programs, building blocks of
software inside a computer.

ADVANTAGES

 going to far away planets


 going far down into the unknown
waters and mines where humans would
be crushed
 giving us information that humans cant
get
 working at places 24/7 whithout any
salary and food. Plus they don’t get
bored
 they can perform tasks faster than
humans and much more consistently
and accurately
 most of them are automatic so they can
go around by themselves

DISADVANTAGES

 People can lose jobs in factories


 It needs a supply of power
 It needs maintenance to keep it
running
 It costs money to make or buy a robot

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