Robotics

Robotics Flashcards to help study

A robot is a device that you program that can do stuff on its own in its enviroment without any human help.

What is a robot?

Karl Capek

Who invented the word ¨Robot¨?

Isaac Asimov

Who used the word ¨Robotics¨ for the first time?

An autonomous robot is a robot that is intelligent and can do tasks without human help.

Define an autonomous robot?

They hold the robot together

What do the body and the frame do for the robot?

Manipulators make the robot interact and do stuff in its enviroment

What do mainpulators do for the robot?

It allows the robot to move.

What does the drivetrain do for the robot?

The brain is called the CPU and it allows the robot to process info and make decisions

What is the brain called for the robot? And what does it do for the robot?

Industrial Robots, Robots in research, Robots in education

What are three main categories of robots?

Perform repetitive processes and tasks better than humans and physical stuff

What do industrial robots do?

Perform tasks and reach locations that would be dangerous for humans

What do research robots do?

They support STEAM learning and other learning to do with this field.

What do education robots do?

Science, Technology , Engineering, Arts, Math

Steam stands for?