APPLICATIONS AND TYPES

OF ROBOT

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APPLICATIONS OF
ROBOTS
APPLICATIONS OF ROBOTS

 Robotics is the engineering science and

technology which involves the conception, design,
operation and manufacture of robots. Electronics,
mechanics and software are brought together by
robotics.

Robots are used for jobs that are dirty, dull and
dangerous. Today robotics have many different
application areas. Some of those are:
OUTER SPACE APPLICATIONS
 The most famous robots used in the outer space
applications are the Mars rovers of NASA. In 1997
The Pathfinder Mission landed on Mars. Its robotic
rover Sojourner, rolled down a ramp and onto
Martian soil in early July. It continued to broadcast
data from the Martian surface until September.

Sojourner performed semi-autonomous operations on

the surface of Mars as part of the Mars Pathfinder
mission; equipped with an obstacle avoidance
program. Sojourner was capable of planning and
navigating routes to study the surface of the planet.
Sojourner's ability to navigate with little data about
its environment and nearby surroundings allowed the
robot to react to unplanned events and objects.
MILITARY APPLICATIONS
 Intoday's modern army robotics is an
important factor which is researched and
developed day by day. Already remarkable
success has been achieved with unmanned
aerial vehicles like the Predator drone,
which are capable of taking surveillance
photographs, and even accurately
launching missiles at ground targets,
without a pilot.
INDUSTRY

 From the beginning of the industrial

revolution robotics and automation
becomes the most important part of
manufacturing. Robotic arms which are
able to perform multiple tasks such as
welding, cutting, lifting, sorting and
bending are used in fabrics.
HEALTH SERVICE

 Under development is a robotic suit that

will enable nurses to lift patients without
damaging their backs. Scientists in Japan
have developed a power-assisted suit
which will give nurses the extra muscle
they need to lift their patients - and avoid
back injuries.
TYPES OF ROBOTS
 AEROSPACE
This is a broad category. It
includes all sorts of flying
robots—the SmartBird robotic
seagull and the Raven
surveillance drone, for
example—but also robots that
can operate in space, such as
Mars rovers and NASA's
Robonaut, the humanoid that
flew to the International Space
Station and is now back on
Earth.
 CONSUMER
Consumer robots are robots
you can buy and use just for fun
or to help you with tasks and
chores. Examples are the robot
dog Aibo, the Roomba vacuum,
AI-powered robot assistants, and
a growing variety of robotic toys
and kits.
 DISASTER RESPONSE
These robots perform
dangerous jobs like searching for
survivors in the aftermath of an
emergency. For example, after an
earthquake and tsunami struck
Japan in 2011, Packbots were
used to inspect damage at the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power
station.
 DRONES
Also called unmanned aerial
vehicles, drones come in different
sizes and have different levels of
autonomy. Examples include DJI’s
popular Phantom series and
Parrot’s Anafi, as well as military
systems like Global Hawk, used for
long-duration surveillance.
 EDUCATION
This broad category is
aimed at the next generation of
roboticists, for use at home or in
classrooms. It includes hands-on
programmable sets from Lego,
3D printers with lesson plans,
and even teacher robots like
EMYS.
 ENTERTAINMENT
These robots are designed to
evoke an emotional response and
make us laugh or feel surprise or
in awe. Among them are robot
comedian RoboThespian, Disney’s
theme park robots like Navi
Shaman, and musically inclined
bots like Partner.
 EXOSKELETONS
Robotic exoskeletons can be
used for physical rehabilitation and
for enabling a paralyzed patient
walk again. Some have industrial or
military applications, by giving the
wearer added mobility, endurance,
or capacity to carry heavy loads.
 HUMANOIDS
This is probably the type of
robot that most people think of
when they think of a robot.
Examples of humanoid robots
include Honda’s Asimo, which has a
mechanical appearance, and also
androids like the Geminoid series,
which are designed to look like
people.
 INDUSTRIAL
The traditional industrial robot
consists of a manipulator arm
designed to perform repetitive tasks.
An example is the Unimate, the
grandfather of all factory robots.
This category includes also systems
like Amazon's warehouse robots and
collaborative factory robots that can
operate alongside human workers.
 MEDICAL
Medical and health-care robots
include systems such as the da Vinci
surgical robot and bionic prostheses,
as well as robotic exoskeletons. A
system that may fit in this category
but is not a robot is Watson, the
IBM question-answering
supercomputer, which has been
used in healthcare applications.
 MILITARY & SECURITY
Military robots include ground
systems like Endeavor Robotics'
PackBot, used in Iraq and
Afghanistan to scout for improvised
explosive devices, and BigDog,
designed to assist troops in carrying
heavy gear. Security robots include
autonomous mobile systems such as
Cobalt.
 RESEARCH
The vast majority of today’s
robots are born in universities and
corporate research labs. Though
these robots may be able to do
useful things, they’re primarily
intended to help researchers do,
well, research. So although some
robots may fit other categories
described here, they can also be
called research robots.
 SELF-DRIVING CARS
Many robots can drive
themselves around, and an
increasing number of them can now
drive you around. Early
autonomous vehicles include the
ones built for DARPA’s
autonomous-vehicle competitions
and also Google’s pioneering self-
driving Toyota Prius, later spun
out to form Waymo.
 TELEPRESENCE
Telepresence robots allow you to
be present at a place without actually
going there. You log on to a robot
avatar via the internet and drive it
around, seeing what it sees, and
talking with people. Workers can use
it to collaborate with colleagues at a
distant office, and doctors can use it
to check on patients.
 UNDERWATER
The favorite place for these
robots is in the water. They consist
of deep-sea submersibles like
Aquanaut, diving humanoids like
Ocean One, and bio-inspired
systems like the ACM-R5H
snakebot.
Thank you for
listening
QUIZ
1.) _______________
IS THE ENGINEERING
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WHICH
INVOLVES THE CONCEPTION, DESIGN,
OPERATION AND MANUFACTURE OF
ROBOTS.
2-5.) GIVE THE 4 APPLICATION OF
ROBOTICS
6.)_____________ ALSO CALLED
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, DRONES
COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES AND HAVE
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AUTONOMY.
EXAMPLES INCLUDE DJI’S POPULAR
PHANTOM SERIES AND PARROT’S ANAFI,
AS WELL AS MILITARY SYSTEMS LIKE
GLOBAL HAWK, USED FOR
LONG-DURATION SURVEILLANCE.
7.)__________ THIS BROAD CATEGORY IS
AIMED AT THE NEXT GENERATION OF
ROBOTICISTS, FOR USE AT HOME OR IN
CLASSROOMS. IT INCLUDES HANDS-ON
PROGRAMMABLE SETS FROM LEGO, 3D
PRINTERS WITH LESSON PLANS, AND EVEN
TEACHER ROBOTS LIKE EMYS.
8.)_________ THEFAVORITE PLACE FOR
THESE ROBOTS IS IN THE WATER. THEY
CONSIST OF DEEP-SEA SUBMERSIBLES LIKE
AQUANAUT, DIVING HUMANOIDS LIKE
OCEAN ONE, AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS
LIKE THE ACM-R5H SNAKEBOT.
9-10.) GIVE 2 TYPES OF ROBOTS
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