ROBOTEK:

INTRODUCTION TO ARDUINO
LEVEL 1
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1 How do robots perform tasks?

2 Microcontroller
3 Breadboard
4 How do circuits and LED work?
5 Parts of Arduino IDE (Sketch)
6 How to Manipulate Arduino IDE
7 Conditional Control Structures
SESSION 1: HOW DO ROBOTS
PERFORM TASKS?
ROBOTS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
Session 1: How do robots perform tasks?

Target Outcomes

At the end of this session, the students are able to:

Define robots and robotics
Explain the importance of Laws of Robotics
Differentiate robots based on their characteristics
and its’ ideal task.
A Robot is:
An electromechanical device that is:

 Reprogrammable
 Multifunctional
 Sensible for environment

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Key Discussion
 ROBOT - also called as droid is a machine—
especially one programmable by a computer—
capable of carrying out a complex series of actions
automatically.
 Robots can be guided by an external control
device or the control may be embedded within.
 Robots may be constructed to take on human
form but most robots are machines designed to
perform a task with no regard to how they look.
 Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous.
 What is a Robot: I
Manipulator

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 What is a Robot: II

Legged Robot Wheeled Robot

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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Key Discussion
Characteristics of Robotics
1. Sensing – to be able to sense its
surroundings
2. Movement – to be able to move around its
environment
3. Energy – to be able to have power
4. Intelligence – a robot needs some kind of
“smarts”
 What Can Robots Do: I

Jobs that are dangerous

for humans

Decontaminating Robot
Cleaning the main circulating pump housing
in the nuclear power plant

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Repetitive jobs that are

boring, stressful, or labor-
intensive for humans

Welding Robot

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Manual tasks that human

don’t want to do

The SCRUBMATE Robot

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Key Discussion
Ideal task for robots
1. Dangerous
2. Repetitive
3. High Precision
Robots are usually applied four D’s:
1. Dirty
2. Dangerous
3. Dull and
4. Difficult for human to perform
Category of Robot:

 Aerospace – all flying roConsumerbots

(SmartBird seagull and Raven –
surveillance drone; Mars rovers & NASA’s
Robonaut – humanoid flew on space)
 Consumer – use to have help in task
and have fun (Aibo – robot dog; Roomba
vacuum; Al-powered robot assistants)
Category of Robot:

 Disaster Response – robots perform

dangerous jobs ( searching for
survivors)
 Drones – unmanned aerial vehicles
used for surveillance
 Education – aimed for the next
generation roboticists (hands-on
programmed at classrooms – teacher
robot EMYS)
Category of Robot:

 Entertainment – to make us laugh

(RoboThespian, Navi Shaman- Disney’s,
Partner – musician)
 Exoskeleton - physical rehabilitation,
enabled paralyzed patient walk again;
for added mobility and endurance in
military applications
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 Humanoids – robots designed to look

like human (Honda’s Asimo, Sophia)
 Industrial – consists of manipulator arm
designed to perform repetitive tasks
 Medical – for health care assistance
(da Vinci surgical robot; Watson – IBM
answering computer)
 Category of Robot:

 Military and Security – include ground

system – Endeavor Robotics’ PackBot
used to scout explosive devices;
BigDog – to assist troops in carrying
heavy gear;
 Research – help researchers do well
 Category of Robot:

 Self-Driving Car – cars that can drive

themselves
 Telepresence – allow you to be present
at a place without going there
 Underwater – consist of deep sea
submersible like Aquanaut, ACM-R5H
snakebot
Robotics Application:

 Robots obtain information from its

environment.
 Robots exhibit a degree of
intelligence.
 Robots manipulate objects
Two (2) Classifications of Robot:

1. Industrial Robot – to help

simplify the production tasks
a. Logistics – for storage & delivery
b. Manufacturing – welding &
packaging
Two (2) Classifications of Robot:

2. Service Robots – assist humans in

their tasks.
a. Medical – used in surgery
b. Home – do the household chores
c. Education – teach programming
d. Defence – military observation
drones
Laws of Robotics

1. A robot may not injure a human

being or through inaction, allow
a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given
to it by human beings, except
where such orders would
conflict with a higher order law.
Laws of Robotics

3. A robot must protect its own

existence as long as such protection
does not conflict with a higher
order law.
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Subject Integration

1.Science- describe some properties of

metals and non-metals such as its
invulnerability.
2.English – Discover literature as a means
of connecting to a significant past.