Topic 4.6: Robots in production Flashcards
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1st gen robots
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- Simple robots that do one task
- simple mechanical arm with the ability to carry our high speed precise motions, needs constant supervision by human operator
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2nd gen robots
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- uses sensors to respond to their environment
- equippedwith sensors to process info on surroundings, can synchronize with other robots, dont require constant human supervision
- controlled by external unit control
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3rd gen robots
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- USE AI to process the world around them and accomplish tasks
- autonomous robots that can operate without human supervision and have their own central control unit
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Single task robots
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do one task
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multitasks robots
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can carry out more than one task in a manufacturing environment
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robot teams
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Production line makes use of teams of robots to perform tasks
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machine to machine (M2M)
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- networking of robots together to share information and instructions
- wired and wireless communication between similar devices