Supersenses of Robots Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key components, sensor types, and real-life robotic applications from the 'Supersenses of Robots' lecture.

Robot

A smart machine that can sense, think, and act on its own.

Sensor

A special part of a robot that collects information from its surroundings, functioning like an artificial sense organ.

Controller

The component of a robot that acts as its brain, receiving information from sensors and making decisions.

Actuators

The parts of a robot that act as its muscles, receiving commands from the controller to move or take action.

Light Sensor

A sensor that detects how bright or dark it is, used in devices like automatic street lights that turn on at night.

Infrared Sensor

A sensor that detects objects close by using invisible light, used in applications like automatic doors in malls.

Motion Sensor

A sensor that detects the movement of people or objects, such as turning on an escalator when someone approaches.

Camera Sensor

A visual sensor that captures pictures or video to help robots see, commonly used in self-driving cars to observe the road.

Ultrasonic Sensor

A sensor that uses sound waves beyond human hearing to measure distance, such as in car parking systems to prevent collisions.

Microphone

An auditory sensor that captures speech or sound, allowing robots like Sophia to listen and respond to human voices.

Sound Sensor

A sensor that detects noises, vibrations, or claps, used in devices like sound-activated lamps.

AIBO

A robot dog created by Sony in 1999 that could bark, wag its tail, and respond to its owner's voice.

Touch Sensor

A tactile sensor that detects a press or touch like a switch, used in devices like earbuds to answer calls.

Bump Sensor

A physical collision sensor that works like a button when hitting an obstacle, signaling a robot vacuum cleaner to change direction.

Cliff Sensor

Also known as an edge sensor, it detects when a robot is near a drop-off or step to prevent it from falling down stairs.

Temperature Sensor

A sensor that measures heat or cold, used by cooking robots to monitor food temperature.

Gas Sensor

A sensor that detects harmful gases, smoke, or changes in air quality, used in smoke alarms and gas leak detectors.

Thermal Camera

A camera sensor that detects body heat to see people and animals in complete darkness, used in earthquake rescue robots.

Superhuman Sensors

Sensors that can detect environmental data far beyond the limits of human sensory perception.

Pressure Sensor

A sensor that detects how hard or soft an object is pressed, allowing robotic hands to grasp items gently without breaking them.