Robotics

                                                        What is Robotics???

" Robotics is the science and technology behind the design, manufacturing and application of robots." . A robot is a programmable machine that can accomplish goals without human force or without a human touching it.

 The word robot was coined by Karel Capek in 1921. he wrote and play called "Rossum's Universal Robots" which was about a slave class of manufactured human- like servants and how they became free. However the word Robotics was used by a science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, in 1941.  

  

There are all types of different robots, and all kinds of uses for them. Some robots are used for personal reasons or for the military or even Robots in space. 

Robots in Space

  There all different types of robots in space like the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs), Spirit and Opportunity, but are know to most people as the Mars rovers. Spirit and Opportunity are twin probes that move freely on mars.

They were both launched in July 2003 and landed early 2004, from the Delta 11 rocket which as launched many other Mars related missions like the 1996 Mars Global Surveyor, 1996 Mars Pathfinder and the Mars Phoenix in 2007. 
 The purpose of the two rovers were to examine the plant's rocks, soil and chemical makeup. 

Satellites

 A satellite is an object that moves around a large object. There are thousands of man-made satellites, they take pictures of space and others send signals to TV and phones. 

NASA has more that 15 satellites in orbit that help them study oceans, land and atmosphere.  

Satellites can see large areas at one time, like earth and space because they are above earth. They carry cameras and sensors that gather information about land, air and water or space. Satellites come big and small, most have at least two parts in common, the antenna which is used to send and receive information. also the power source, which can be solar panels( " Solar panels make power by turning sunlight into electricity".)or batteries.  

HOUSEHOLD ROBOTS 

Robots are not only used in space but for everyday use like Honda's Asimo. Asimo is a Humanoid robot which stands for
Advanced
Step
in
Innovative 
Mobility 

Asimo can walk, talk and climb stairs. Asimo was made to help people, it would help around the house. Standing at 4 feet 11 inches it allows Asimo to do jobs that are to hard or to much work so some people with out being a annoyance or too big." ASIMO could also do jobs that are too dangerous for humans to do, like going into hazardous areas, disarming bombs, or fighting fires." 



There is also Sony's AIBO, an artificial intelligent robot dog. It can dance, play and perform tricks.

AIBO starts off as a newborn puppy but over time it will develop its own personality based on how its treated. it has 5 basic instincts:"Love, Search, Movement, Recharge & Sleep". it also comes with 4 different scenes: touch, hearing, sight, and balance. 

                                   Medical Robots

Robots has been in the medical field for over 15 years. “The goal of using robots in medicine is to provide improved diagnostic abilities, a less invasive and more comfortable experience for the patient, and the ability to do smaller and more precise interventions.” Robots are used for hysterectomies surgery, the removal of fibroid, joint replacement, open heart surgery and kidney surgeries. Also MRIs(). Robots allow physicians to operate on a patient from far away, however wide-ranging training time is required to learn to program and operate.

It started with the Puma 560, an arm used in 1985 by Kwoh et al to perform neurological biopsies with more precision. 

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