ROBOTS

ROBOTS

1. THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME

   • The word robot comes from Czech word "robota" which means slave-like labour
   • It was used in a play by Karel Capek to describe fabricated workers

2. A DEFINITION

   • Robots are programmable machines that imitate the actions of living creatures
   • They use information to follow instructions

3. HISTORY AND LEGEND

   • They existed from the age of the Greek poet Homer
   • Robots existed from a Jewish legend
   • Leonardo Da Vinci drew plans for mechanical man in 1495

4. HOW THEY MOVE

   • They contains different types of actuators
   • They are made of: servo motors and stepper motors

5. TODAY

   • They are used in factories
   • They are designed to perform precision surgery or explore dangerous areas

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