Robotics Flashcards
a branch of engineering that deals with
designing, manufacturing, applying, and operating
different kinds of robot.
Robotics
a physical mechanism or a virtual artificial agent
that has the ability to perform, to some extent, a specific
action based on a given instruction.
Robot
The word robot was first introduced by _
Czech Writer & Karel Capek
R.U.R
Rossum’s Universal Robots
The story is about a factory that creates artificial people called “robots,” which are
usually mistaken for humans.
R.U.R
“Robot” came from a Czech word _ which means _
Robota - Worker
The word robotics was introduced by science fiction writer _
Isaac Asimov
In Asimov’s book entitled
___ , he introduced the “Three Laws of Robotics”:
Runaround
“A robot may not injure a
human being or, through
inaction, allow a human
being to come to harm.”
Law 1
“A robot must obey any orders
given to it by human beings,
except where such orders would
conflict with the First Law.”
Law 2
“A robot must protect its own
existence as long as such
protection does not conflict
with the First or Second Laws.”
Law 3
type of robot that – do not function unless controlled by humans.
Manual Robots
Type of robot that is designed to perform a series of tasks in the same sequence, and are
commonly programmed to loop.
Sequential Robot
Type of robot that is triggered when it senses something in its environment
Sensate Robot
Type of robot - an artificial intelligence system; can also control other robots or robotic devices
Smart Robots
