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Let us start with an activity:

                  Imagine  that  you  have to  build  your  own
                  robot. Share your ideas about what your robot

                  would be like and what it would do daily.

                  Now that you have an idea of what your robot
                  would be like and what you want it do, answer
                  the following questions:

                  1.   What are the raw materials needed to build your robot?                             _________

                  2.  What is the shape of your robot?                                                    _________

                  3.  Will your robot work on electricity or solar energy?                                _________
                  4.  Will your robot be operated by buttons or will it be remote-controlled?   _________




                            INTRODUCTION


                  Robots have leaped out of comic books and television screens and landed straight
                  into our reality. Robots are now used in the fields of agriculture, industries, space,

                  medicine, travel and manufacturing. Robotics has reached new heights in the past
                  few years. The continual and rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) paired with
                  robotics has created a storm for engineered innovation. Let us now learn about
                  robots and robotics in detail.




                            WHAT IS A ROBOT?


                  A  robot is an automatic,  programmable   machine  that  follows
                  commands and does work that reduces human effort. The term
                  'robot' is coined from the Czech words ‘robota’ meaning labour

                  and ‘robotnik’ meaning workman.

                  Robots are designed to perform any task either automatically or
                  by a remote control. A robot requires a power source to function.
                  It needs to gain  its  energy through solar charging, electric  charging or battery

                  charging, depending on the amount of work it is designed to perform.




                                   Sophia is the first humanoid to get citizenship from Saudi Arabia on October 25, 2017.







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