![Self-driving cars had made their appearance by around 2005, but
there was room for improvement. None of the 15 devices
competing in the DARPA Grand Challenge (2004) successfully
completed the course; in fact no robot successfully navigated
more than 5% of the 150-mile (240 km) off-road course, leaving
the $1 million prize unclaimed. In 2005, Honda revealed a new
version of its ASIMO robot, updated with new behaviors and
capabilities.In 2006, Cornell University revealed its "Starfish"
robot, a four-legged robot capable of self modeling[clarification needed
]
and learning to walk after having been damaged](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/robotics-lecture1-250309155013-59517a6a/85/obotics-is-a-multidisciplinary-field-that-combines-engineering-22-320.jpg)
obotics is a multidisciplinary field that combines engineering
- 1. 09/03/2025 ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION By S.VEERAKUMAR Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department Veerakumar.me@srit.org 1
- 2. BASIC CONCEPTS » Definition and origin of robotics – different types of robotics – various generations of robots – degrees of freedom – Asimov’s laws of robotics – dynamic stabilization of robots
- 3. 09/03/2025 LECTURE-1 » Definition » Origin of robotics 3
- 4. What is Robotics? • Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. • The design of a given robotic system will often contain principles of mechanical and electronic engineering and computer science. • The word robotics was first used in 1941 by the writer Isaac Asimov.
- 5. 09/03/2025 5 Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, computer science, and others. Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture, and operation of robots. DEFINITION-ROBOTICS
- 6. 09/03/2025 6 Robotics institute of America defines a robot as a “programmable, multifunction manipulator designed to Move materials, parts, tools or special devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of the variety of task”. DEFINITION-ROBOTS
- 7. The Advantages of Robots • Perform the defined tasks with speed and accuracy • Give us information that we can’t • Don’t get bored • Work at any time without salary or food • Can work in dangerous environment • Can do many tasks at the same time • Don’t need experience
- 8. The Disadvantages of Robots • Can’t respond in emergencies • Cost a lot of money • Replace human workers • Need a huge power supply
- 9. Future of Robotics • Every person will have a robot at home • Robots will do all the household tasks • Robots will take care of children and elderly • Nanorobots will be made • The whole army will be composed of robots • Robots will perform surgeries • Robot brains that are based on computers can be ordered 100 trillion instructions per second will be made
- 10. 09/03/2025 10 Automation is the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. A mechanical device, operated electronically, that functions automatically, without continuous input from an operator. (OR) Automation is a technology that is concerned with the use of electronic, mechanical and computer based system in the operation control and production. The definition of automation is the use of machines and technology to make processes run on their own without manpower. DEFINITION-AUTOMATION
- 11. 09/03/2025 11 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
- 12. 09/03/2025 12 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION The answer to this question is ‘robotics is a form of automation, so there is no difference.’ The main difference between robotics and automation is that, robots are a piece of equipment that can perform a variety of tasks with programming, automation is a term that is used for special purpose machines or systems that are designed to perform a specific task.
- 13. 09/03/2025 13 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION The answer to this question is ‘robotics is a form of automation, so there is no difference.’
- 15. Da Vinci sketched the first humanoid robot in 1495 George Devol and Joseph Engelberger formed the world’s first robot company in 1956 Unimate, the first industrial robot was designed in 1961 The Soviet Union launches the first artificial orbiting satellite in 1957 The first artificial robotic arm to be controlled by computer was designed at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey in 1963 Neil Armstrong became the first human to land on the moon in 1969
- 16. First mobile robot controlled by artificial intelligence was designed in 1970 Mars Pathfinder’s sojourner rover landed on Mars for the first time in 1977 Honda debuts a new humanoid robot called Asimo in 2002 Epsom release the smallest known robot helicopter in 2004 The Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner has sold over 2.5 million units in 2008
- 22. Self-driving cars had made their appearance by around 2005, but there was room for improvement. None of the 15 devices competing in the DARPA Grand Challenge (2004) successfully completed the course; in fact no robot successfully navigated more than 5% of the 150-mile (240 km) off-road course, leaving the $1 million prize unclaimed. In 2005, Honda revealed a new version of its ASIMO robot, updated with new behaviors and capabilities.In 2006, Cornell University revealed its "Starfish" robot, a four-legged robot capable of self modeling[clarification needed ] and learning to walk after having been damaged
Editor's Notes
- #13: Artificial intelligence is a discipline that focuses on enabling machines to develop the same intellectual capabilities as humans. Robotics, on the other hand, is the science of designing and building physical robots to improve automation and innovation.