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UNIT 2:
INTRODUCTION
TO
ROBOTICS
At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the basic components and
subsystems of a robot.
• Students will be able to list examples of robots found in the real world.
• Students will understand the fundamental subsystems and components
found in the VEX EDR robots.
• Students will be able to construct robotic assemblies using the VEX EDR
robots.
Unit 2.1 What is Robotics?
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Unit 2.1 What is Robotics?
ROBOT
ROBOTICS
• A programmable mechanical device that can
perform tasks and interact with its
environment, without the aid of human
interaction.
• The science and technology behind the
design, manufacturing and application of
robots.
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• The word robot was coined by the Czech playwright Karel Capek in 1921.
• He wrote a play called “Rossum’s Universal Robots” that was about a slave
class of manufactured human-like servants and their struggle for freedom.
• The Czech word robota loosely means “compulsive servitude”.
• The words robotics was first used by the famous science fiction writer, Isaac
Asimov in 1941.
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BASIC COMPONENTS OF ROBOTICS
BODY/FRAME
DRIVETRAIN
CONTROL
SYSTEM
MANIPULATORS
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EXAMPLES OF ROBOTS
Industrial Robots
Robots in
Research
Unit 2.1 What is Robotics?
Robots in
Education
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THANK YOU
Q&A SESSION
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