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    03                       ROBOTS AROUND US

                                    Learning Outcomes

                       •  Characteristics of Robots                            •  Artificial Intelligence in Robotics
                       •  AI and Non-AI Robots

                                What  comes  to your  mind when
                                I say robots?
                                                                             You are not a robot. Are you? When
                                                                             dad gave you  to me as a birthday
                                                                             gift, he said you are my buddy and a
                      Robots are giant machines with very
                      long legs; when they walk, the whole                   humanoid.
                      whole earth trembles and they have
                      colossal bodies and machine guns
                      that kill whatever comes their way.                             Right, I am a humanoid robot. So
                                                                                      in this chapter, let me introduce you
                                                                                      to my ancestors and some of my
                                I resemble  any of the descriptions                   companion robots.
                                you gave just now?

                     Robots are machines programmed by computers capable of automatically doing
                     difficult or complex tasks. There is no precise definition for a robot. If you look

                     at modern robots, you can say that they are electro-mechanical devices that can
                     follow instructions to carry out specific jobs.

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