27-01-2012, 11:41 AM
Robotics
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1. INTRODUCTION
Robotic manipulators are widely used to replace human operators in tasks that are repetitive in nature. However, there are many tasks that are non-repetitive, unpredictable, or hazardous to the human operators. Clearing up a nuclear power plant leak or exploring the extreme depths of ocean are just some examples. The most developed robot in practical use today is the robotic arm and it is seen in applications throughout the world. Robotic arms are used to carry out work in outer space where man cannot survive and also used to do work in the medical field such as conducting experiments without exposing the researcher.
ROBOT
A robot is an artificial or virtual agent which in the physical form gives the appearance of being alive. The artificial form (the physical agent) is an electro-mechanical or bio-mechanical device or group of devices that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks while interacting with its surrounding environment using sensors. The word "bot" in the term is a reference to the "robotic", mundane, repetitive tasks that the applications perform.A robot may act under the direct control of a human, such as the robotic arm on a space shuttle, or autonomously under the control of a programmed computer. Robots may be used to perform tasks that are too dangerous or difficult for humans, such as radioactive waste clean-up, or may be used to automate mindless repetitive tasks that should be performed with more precision by a robot than by a human, such as automobile production.
ROBOTICS:
"Robot" is also used in a general sense to mean any machine that mimics the actions of a human (biomimicry), in the physical sense or in the mental sense. Robotics is the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application. Robotics requires a working knowledge of electronics, mechanics, and software. A person working in the field is a roboticist. The word robotics was first used in print by Isaac Asimov, in his science fiction short story "Runaround" (1941). Although the appearance and capabilities of robots vary vastly, all robots share the features of a mechanical, movable structure under some form of control.
ADVANTAGES:
1. Quality:
Robots have the capacity to dramatically improve product quality. Applications are performed with precision and high repeatability every time. This level of consistency can be hard to achieve any other way.
2. Production:
With robots, throughput speeds increase, which directly impacts production. Because robots have the ability to work at a constant speed without pausing for breaks, sleep, vacations, they have the potential to produce more than a human worker.
3. Safety:
Robots increase workplace safety. Workers are moved to supervisory roles, so they no longer have to perform dangerous applications in hazardous settings.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Robotic manipulators are widely used to replace human operators in tasks that are repetitive in nature. However, there are many tasks that are non-repetitive, unpredictable, or hazardous to the human operators. Clearing up a nuclear power plant leak or exploring the extreme depths of ocean are just some examples. The most developed robot in practical use today is the robotic arm and it is seen in applications throughout the world. Robotic arms are used to carry out work in outer space where man cannot survive and also used to do work in the medical field such as conducting experiments without exposing the researcher.
ROBOT
A robot is an artificial or virtual agent which in the physical form gives the appearance of being alive. The artificial form (the physical agent) is an electro-mechanical or bio-mechanical device or group of devices that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks while interacting with its surrounding environment using sensors. The word "bot" in the term is a reference to the "robotic", mundane, repetitive tasks that the applications perform.A robot may act under the direct control of a human, such as the robotic arm on a space shuttle, or autonomously under the control of a programmed computer. Robots may be used to perform tasks that are too dangerous or difficult for humans, such as radioactive waste clean-up, or may be used to automate mindless repetitive tasks that should be performed with more precision by a robot than by a human, such as automobile production.
ROBOTICS:
"Robot" is also used in a general sense to mean any machine that mimics the actions of a human (biomimicry), in the physical sense or in the mental sense. Robotics is the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application. Robotics requires a working knowledge of electronics, mechanics, and software. A person working in the field is a roboticist. The word robotics was first used in print by Isaac Asimov, in his science fiction short story "Runaround" (1941). Although the appearance and capabilities of robots vary vastly, all robots share the features of a mechanical, movable structure under some form of control.
ADVANTAGES:
1. Quality:
Robots have the capacity to dramatically improve product quality. Applications are performed with precision and high repeatability every time. This level of consistency can be hard to achieve any other way.
2. Production:
With robots, throughput speeds increase, which directly impacts production. Because robots have the ability to work at a constant speed without pausing for breaks, sleep, vacations, they have the potential to produce more than a human worker.
3. Safety:
Robots increase workplace safety. Workers are moved to supervisory roles, so they no longer have to perform dangerous applications in hazardous settings.
