What is robotics?

What is robotics?

1. Where does the word robot come from?

   • The term comes from a Czech word, robota, meaning "forced labor"; the word 'robot' was first used to denote a fictional humanoid in a 1920 play R.U.R.

2. What is a robot?

   • a machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving independently (as by walking or rolling on wheels) and performing complex actions (such as grasping and moving objects)

3. Types of robots

   • A simpler, more complete definition of robotic types can be narrowed down to five types: Cartesian, Cylindrical, SCARA, 6-Axis and Delta. Each industrial robot type has specific elements that make them best-suited for different applications. The main differentiators among them are their speed, size and workspace.

4. Impact of robotics

   • Robotic labor machines can produce vastly higher quantities than humans, creating higher supplies of finished goods. The robots present manufacturers with a savings in costs as well, paying much fewer wages to humans and paying slightly higher overhead costs for electricity and machine upkeep.

5. Robotics Classifications

   • .There are six main types of industrial robots: cartesian, SCARA, cylindrical, delta, polar and vertically articulated. However, there are several additional types of robot configurations

6. The architecture of a robot

   • In architecture, robots have mostly been used to choose and position materials, such as bricks. Using multiple robots, architects can control movement, and coordination

7. Sensors, controllers, and actuators

   • All robots have three types of components: Control system: such as the controller board. Sensors: they can read information on the surrounding environment or the robot itself. Actuators: they produce an effect in the environment or the robot.