1. Robotics

2. ` What do you think of when you hear ? Robot

3. Rosie ?

4. Wall-e

5. R2D2

6. Those are all fictional robots Just to entertain us! However –

7. The following are the real thing! Uses: – Repetitive motion – Dangerous tasks – Go in areas humans cannot reach

8. Urbie NASA’s robot

9. Danti II Volcano exploration

10. Underwater Robots

11. Explosives Robot

12. Industrial Robot

13. Household Robot

14. All of these robots meet the criteria to be a robot

15. Criteria to be a Robot Body – physical substance and shape of some type

16. Criteria Continued Control A program to control the robot (robots must be told what to do)

17. Control Input – Information that comes from a robot’s sensors Programmable – A set of instructions or rules that programmers give robots Output – The action a robot takes, often involving motors, lights or sounds

18. Criteria Continued Behavior The combination of outputs that results in the task or job the robot does.

19. What are the common features Of a Robot?