Week 1 Flashcards
What is a robot? (Karel C’apek definition)
From the Czech robota meaning “corv´ee”, “serf labour” (unpaid worker).
First used in the play by Karel Cˇapek “Rossum’s Universal Robots” (1920).
What is robotics?
First used by Isaac Asimov in a science fiction story to mean the science and technology around robots.
What is a robot? (Corke definition)
A goal oriented machine that can sense, plan and act (Corke, 2013)
What is a robot? (IFR definition)
Automatically controlled, reprogrammable multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes (International Federation of Robotics (IFR))
What is a robot? (Wikipedia)
A robot is a mechanical or virtual agent, usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry (Wikipedia)
Define a manipulator?
First robots used in industry (structured environment)
Static base (cannot move)
Three main components: Links, joints and end effector (tool)
Problems: planning, control
Mobile Robots vs Manipulators
Mostly used for research
They can move in the environment
Locomotive system: airborne, wheeled, legged
Problems: Localisation, Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), control, planning, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). . .
What are some applications of industrial robots?
Welding, painting, cutting, packaging. . .
Pick and place: Baxter, Kuka. . .
Benefits: Productivity, costs. . .
What are some applications of mobile robots?
Cleaning: Trilobite, roomba, scooba. . .
Transportation: robuCAB. . .
Defence and security: robuROC, FirstLook, PackBot. . .
Inspection: Alstom. . .
What are some applications of mobile robots?
Cleaning: Trilobite, roomba, scooba. . .
Transportation: robuCAB. . .
Defence and security: robuROC, FirstLook, PackBot. . .
Inspection: Alstom. . .
