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Introduction

• What is a Robot?

– A true robot is any machine that can move about and can perform different tasks without human help

– Robots are machines that are capable of executing laborious and/or repetitive human tasks both physically and in terms of decision making

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Common Capabilities of Robots

• Movement

• Senses

• Intelligence/Decision making

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Fields covered in Robotics

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Mechanics

Computers & IT

Electricity &

Electronics

Where Robots are Used?

• Jobs that require speed, accuracy, reliability or endurance

• Jobs that are unsafe or hazardous or dangerous for humans

• Places which are difficult to explore, have unfriendly atmosphere or are not easily accessible

• Jobs that are tedious/tiring, repetitive or boring

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Typical Robots

• Industrial Robots

• Space Robots

• Military Robots

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Typical Robots [cont’d]

• Underwater Robots

• Medical Robots

• Domestic Robots

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Typical Applications of Robots

• Manufacturing – Assembling, Painting, Welding, etc

• Warehousing and Storage – Packing, Stocking, Pelletizing, etc

• Repair and Maintenance

• Surgery and operations – Training surgeons, Orthopedics, Cardiovascular, Nano-

bots

• Surveillance, spying, observing – Satellites & Drones

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Things coming up next

• Learn to use Pro Engineer software

• Advantages of using designing software

• Sketching in Pro Engineer

• Modeling in Pro Engineer

• Assembling in Pro Engineer

• Making a prototype of Robot

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