Robotics Lecture 1 Test

automaton

In the middle ages, _____ was the word used to describe objects that kept time that would be considered a robot.

Czech, forced labor

the word robot is from the ____ word robota, which means _____

artificial intelligence

______ is the ability of a computer to make decisions based on information

Unimation, Inc.

George Devol Jr. patented the first industrial robot and teamed up with Joseph Engelberger who formed what company?

GM, 1961

Devol Jr. and Engelberger sold the first industrial robot to who and when?

Japan

what country is now the largest user of robots in the world?

hard and flexible

what are the two types of automation from the lecture?

Hard automation

dedicated machines that perform one task in an assembly line

flexible automation

machines can perform different tasks

controller

what is the brain of the robot?

actuator, path, main

what are the three levels of hierarchical control?

pick and place, open-loop system

what is non-servo called? what kind of system does it use?

intelligent, closed-loop system

servos are considered ____ robots. what kind of system does it use?

robot arm

what is the manipulator?

rectangular, cylindrical, spherical, revolute

name the four work envelopes manipulators are classified into

rectangular

what work envelope does the Yaskawa categorize under?

electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic

manipulators are powered by what three types of drives?

pro: quiet con: expensive

one adv and disadv of electrical drives

pro: powerful con: messy

one adv and disadv of hydraulic drives

pro: cheap con: not as powerful

one adv and disadv of pneumatic drives

the hand or gripper of a robot

what is an end effector?

base, shoulder, elbow, pitch, roll, yaw

what are the six degrees of freedom on the MotoMan?