Robots: the computer-controlled

machinesAroob Kazim

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Information Technology

In the past, the human labor and the aid of domesticated animals, both gave the efforts to build the earliest societies.

When the machines were invented to perform repetitive tasks, like “lifting water and grinding grain”, and mechanics and

complex mechanisms were developed, human labor became less important. As a result, more technological advances

developed slightly and widely spread.

Electronics was a major technological advance that led to the creation of the “autonomous robots” by William Grey in 1948. In 1954, George Devol invented a digital and programmable robot

and called it “Unimate”, that later on was used to move hot metal objects by General Motors in 1960.

Introduction

Outline

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Robots:• what is a Robot?-What are they made of?•Robotics (the study of the robot)•Why robots were invented?-Why use Robots?

Types of robots by locomotion•Stationary robots•Wheeled robots•Legged robots•Swimming robots•Flying robots

Types of robots by application•Hard-tasks robots•Military robots•Social-services robots•Space robots•Robots under the water•Robots with other functions

Advantages Vs. disadvantages•Advantages•Disadvantages

The influence of the robots and their future

Resources

Conclusion

Robots

What is a robot?

What are they made of?

Definition= ‘forced work or labor’ Czech origins Computer-controlled machine

The controller ‘brain’ Mechanical parts Sensors

Robotics

The field of study of the robots

Roboticists: people who specialize in robotics

Robotics in our lives: has a big role in education, industry, science and researches

Robots invention

Why use robots?

1948: the invention of the robots by the British robotics pioneer; William Grey Walter

The robot’s creating notion and it’s creation through ages

Robots

Humans wanted a machine to rely on, because robots never get tired and help the humans by different tasks all the time. Will discuss the reasons more under the advantages of the robots label.

Types of robots by locomotion

I. Stationary robots

1.1 Cartesian/Gantry robots1.2 Cylindrical robots1.3 Spherical robots

1.4 SCARA robots1.5 Articulated robots (robotic arms)1.6 Parallel robots

II. Wheeled robots (rolling robots)

2.1 Single wheel (ball) robots2.2 Two-wheeled robots2.3 Three and more wheel robots

III. Legged robots

3.1 Bipedal robots (humanoid robots)3.2 Tripedal robots3.3 quadrupedal robots3.4 hexapod robots3.5 other numbers of legs

IV. Others

4.1 Remote-control robots4.2 Virtual robots4.3 Mobile spherical robots (robotic balls)

Types of robots by application Hard-tasks robots

- Industrial robots- Mobile robots- Telerobots

Military robots- Telerobots

Social-services robots- Domestic or houshold robots- Medical robots- School robots- Entertainment robots

Space robots- Telerobots

Robots under the water

Robots with other functions- Robots in agriculture- Beam robots

Used to do repetitive (boring) actions or jobs

Perform a variety of tasks

Improve in quality

Increase in production

Perform dangerous tasks that humans can’t do

Robots do not get sick, they can work 24/7 without complaining

Advantages & disadvantages

Advantages

Expense

No guarantee

Expertise: training on to use robots takes time

Safety

Disadvantages

The robots’ influence, and their future

In the future, people and robots can go side by side in their lives in each area. In several areas they are irreplaceable now already.

Replace many hard-working human workers with robots.

Conclusion

Who knows exactly how this term “human and robots” will be translated into future. Humans and robots that complement each other – they prosper together and live together. However, Complicated

tasks are still best performed by human beings with real brainpower.

Resources:

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Websites:

Books- articles:

Parallax team. (2003-2004). Robotics with Boe-Bot. Parallax Inc.