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ROBOTICS
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                       Your Aim

                       to learn about:
                            What Are Robots?                              Fields Where Robots Are Used
                             Latest Robots


                    WHAT ARE ROBOTS?

                 Robots are automatically operated machines
                 that work in place of humans. Robotics is a
                                                                              The human brain generates 12–
                 branch of engineering and science that deals                  25 Watts of electricity, enough
                 with the design, construction and functioning                   for a small LED bulb, while
                 of robots.                                                    robots need a constant power

                 A  robot  is a  type  of  automated  machine                        supply to function.
                 that  can  execute  specific tasks with little or
                 no human intervention and with speed and
                 precision.

                    FIELDS WHERE ROBOTS ARE USED

                 Since technological advancements, there are many areas where robots are being
                 used. Usually, robots are assigned to specific  tasks. In this  chapter,  let us  now
                 understand the different fields where robots areused.
                 Security and Surveillance

                 Robots are being deployed as security guards to protect
                 humans. Flyability is world’s first collision-tolerant flying robot
                 which can fly safely close to people.

                                                         Manufacturing


                                                         Since 1960 the manufacturing industries are using
                                                         robots for different purposes. Unimate was the
                                                         first robot that joined the assembly line in 1961.



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