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INTRODUCTION TO 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
             Robots are  giant  machines  with
             very long legs; when they walk, the                     buddy and a humanoid.
             whole earth trembles and they have
             colossal bodies and machine guns                                Right, I am a humanoid robot. So
             that kill whatever comes their way.                             in this chapter, let me introduce
                                                                             you to my ancestors and some of
                                                                             my companion robots.
     Artificial Intelligence  Robots are automatically operated machines that work in place of humans. It is not
                       I resemble any of the descriptions
                       you gave just now?







           necessary that they look like humans by appearance nor they may perform exactly
           like humans.



                    TYPES OF ROBOTS ACCORDING TO THEIR APPLICATIONS


           Robots are of different type according to their functionality. They are:



                                        •  Medical  Robots are  used for rehabilitation and emotional
                                        support for patients, etc.





               • Domestic Robots are used to perform household chores.




                                        •  Aerospace robots are also capable of operating in space like Mars
                                        rovers and NASA’s Robonaut.





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