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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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