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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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