Basics of

Robotics
What is robotics?
 Robotics is the combination of engineering,
science and technology that produces a machine
called robot.
 Robotics is a domain where people work with the
development and use of robots.
 It is mostly used as an alternative of human beings
in various works.
Contd..
 Robotics mainly deals with the design construction
and operation of a robot and the computer systems for
their control, feedback and information processing.
 It is a machine that is programmed to perform the
given tasks and gather information from its
surroundings.
 It works from a central microprocessor that helps to
control the movements and they have sensors to sense
the environment.
Why robotics ?
 The main purpose of robotics is to automate
operations that humans do and replace them with
machines that can do the work with better
accuracy.
 As we know robotics is fully automated, it can
process the dangerous and mundane jobs from
humans with high productivity.
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 While a human be able to do a piece of work at
some speed we can definitely design a robot to do
the same piece of work better, faster, economical
and environmentally friendly.
 Because of its long run it can free humans from
dangerous, repetitive and annoying jobs.
Laws of robotics:
Asimov proposed three laws of robotics, they are:
 Law 1: A robot may not injure a human being or
through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
 Law 2: A robot must obey orders given to it by human
beings, except where such orders would conflict with
the first law
 Law 3: A robot must protect its own existence as long
as such protection does not conflict with the first law.
Types of robots ?
1. Industrial Robots
2. Mobile Robots
3. Educational Robots
4. Domestic Robots

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 A Robot is:
An electromechanical device that is:

• Reprogrammable
• Multifunctional
• Sensible for environment

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 What is a Robot: I
Manipulator

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 What is a Robot: II

Legged Robot Wheeled Robot

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What is a Robot: III

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicle 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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 What Can Robots Do: I

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Jobs that are
dangerous for humans

Decontaminating Robot
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Cleaning the main circulating pump
housing in the nuclear power plant

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 What Can Robots Do: II

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Repetitive jobs that are
boring, stressful, or labor-
intensive for humans

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Welding Robot

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 What Can Robots Do: III

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Manual tasks that human
don’t want to do

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The SCRUBMATE Robot

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Industrial Robots
 Various works such as Welding, material Handling,
Improving Productivity, Inspection are carried out by
robots.
 There are various types of industrial robots as below:
 Articulated
 Cartesian
 Cylindrical
 Polar
 SCARA
 Delta

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Mobile Robots
 Robots that move around legs, tracks or wheels.
There are types of robots that can even handle
radio active material.
 Types of mobile robots are
 Land based wheeled, tracked, legged robots
 Air based robots –plane, Helicopter
 Water based – Submarines
 Combinational robots

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Educational Robots
 Robots that are used in education. They are abled
to bring schools to students who cannot be able to
present Physically.
 Types of educational robots are:
 Root
 Cubelets
 Dash and dot
 Ozobot bit
 Mbot

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Domestic Robots
 There are two types one is to perform household
tasks and the other one is modern toy that
performs tasks like talking, walking etc.

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Advantages of Robotics:
 No human intervention.
 Faster, precise and accurate.
 They can work 24*7 , so productivity increases.
 They can perform multitasking. So manpower gets
reduced.
 They work in dangerous tasks, the risk of human
health and safety is reduced.
 There is minimal risk if any failure occurs.

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Disadvantages of Robotics:
 There are replacing human beings in many places
which leads to widespread unemployment.
 They are costly to built.
 There is lack of emotions and conscience.
 They don’t have on the spot decision making
capability, they act only as they programmed.
When an unexpected situation arises it would be
difficult for a robot to go through it.

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Future prospects of robotics:
 Many industries have started using robotic technology
such as automotive, defence, pharmaceuticals , textiles,
atomic energy etc. experts says that a moment may come
when robots becomes smarter than humans.
 At present robots can rotate base of arm, bend elbow,
rotate wrist etc. In future it may look, feel and act like
humans.
 Realistic looking skins and hair can be fitted which allows
the robot to react naturally in the environment.
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