Life with Robots
Life with Robots
Robots are something that interest people of all ages. People have different ideas of what robots are and what they do. Robots have actually been around a lot longer ten you think. They also perform many more tasks then you can imagine.
It is believed by Greek scientist SoMe that robotics was originated by the Greeks. There are references made back as for s 270 B.C. to Greek robots. Greek engineer Ctesibus is credited with inventing water clocks with moving gears.
In the 1770’s Pierre Jacquet-Droz created mechanical dolls. He created three ingenious mechanical dolls. All of these dolls were made to perform a specific function.
Nikala Teslas built a radio controlled submersible boat in 1898. This was no small feat in 1898.
What does “robot” mean? The word “robot” comes from the Czechoslovakian word robotil. Robot means worker but robotil means to drudge. Robot was first used in a 1921 play, title. Many people had then first look as a real robot during the 1939 Worlds Fair.
The designing of robots to perform tasks is called robotics. A robot is a machine designed to perform tasks mechanically in a human way. Many people believe robots are humanlike beings with stiff metal limbs and flashing lights. There are robots though that does not look like human figures at all. While designing robots you need to plan the movement you want the robots to do. You will then program a computer to guide the robot through these movements. Once a program is written for a certain task you can run the program again and again. Some robots are equipped with camera like eyes and sensors to help perform the programmed task.
The purpose of robots is as individual as the robot. In the beginning you want to focus on one function. Robots can be built to perform daily task, like mowing the lawn. The good thing about the robot is there is no training involved. Building useful robots can be difficult though.
Robots are indispensable in manufacturing industry. The cost per hour to run a robot is a fraction of what human labor is. Most of today’s advanced industrial robots will soon become “dinosaurs”. Industrial robots are still in their infancy stage of evolution. As technology advances these robots will become more versatile.
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