Basics of Robotics

1. Basics of
Robotics

2. What is robotics?
 Robotics is the combination of engineering,
science and technology that produces a
machine called robot.
 Robotics is a domain where people work with
the development and use of robots.
 It is mostly used as an alternative of human
beings in various works.

3. Contd..
 Robotics mainly deals with the design construction
and operation of a robot and the computer
systems for their control, feedback and
information processing.
 It is a machine that is programmed to perform the
given tasks and gather information from its
surroundings.
 It works from a central microprocessor that helps
to control the movements and they have sensors
to sense the environment.

4. Why robotics ?
 The main purpose of robotics is to automate
operations that humans do and replace them
with machines that can do the work with
better accuracy.
 As we know robotics is fully automated, it can
process the dangerous and mundane jobs
from humans with high productivity.

5. Contd..
 While a human be able to do a piece of work
at some speed we can definitely design a
robot to do the same piece of work better,
faster, economical and environmentally
friendly.
 Because of its long run it can free humans
from dangerous, repetitive and annoying jobs.

6. Laws of robotics:
Asimov proposed three laws of robotics, they are:
 Law 1: A robot may not injure a human being or
through inaction, allow a human being to come to
harm
 Law 2: A robot must obey orders given to it by
human beings, except where such orders would
conflict with the first law
 Law 3: A robot must protect its own existence as
long as such protection does not conflict with the
first law.

7. Types of robots ?
1. Industrial Robots
2. Mobile Robots
3. Educational Robots
4. Domestic Robots
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8. Industrial Robots
 Various works such as Welding, material
Handling, Improving Productivity, Inspection are
carried out by robots.
 There are various types of industrial robots as
below:
 Articulated
 Cartesian
 Cylindrical
 Polar
 SCARA
 Delta

9. Mobile Robots
 Robots that move around legs, tracks or
wheels. There are types of robots that can
even handle radio active material.
 Types of mobile robots are
 Land based wheeled, tracked, legged robots
 Air based robots –plane, Helicopter
 Water based – Submarines
 Combinational robots

10. Educational Robots
 Robots that are used in education. They are
abled to bring schools to students who cannot
be able to present Physically.
 Types of educational robots are:
 Root
 Cubelets
 Dash and dot
 Ozobot bit
 Mbot

11. Domestic Robots
 There are two types one is to perform
household tasks and the other one is modern
toy that performs tasks like talking, walking
etc.

12. Advantages of Robotics:
 No human intervention.
 Faster, precise and accurate.
 They can work 24*7 , so productivity
increases.
 They can perform multitasking. So manpower
gets reduced.
 They work in dangerous tasks, the risk of
human health and safety is reduced.
 There is minimal risk if any failure occurs.

13. Disadvantages of Robotics:
 There are replacing human beings in many places
which leads to widespread unemployment.
 They are costly to built.
 There is lack of emotions and conscience.
 They don’t have on the spot decision making
capability, they act only as they programmed.
When an unexpected situation arises it would be
difficult for a robot to go through it.

14. Future prospects of robotics:
 Many industries have started using robotic
technology such as automotive, defence,
pharmaceuticals , textiles, atomic energy etc.
experts says that a moment may come when
robots becomes smarter than humans.
 At present robots can rotate base of arm, bend
elbow, rotate wrist etc. In future it may look, feel
and act like humans.
 Realistic looking skins and hair can be fitted which
allows the robot to react naturally in the
environment.

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