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Golden Notes Robotics Unit1 Unit2

The document provides an overview of robotics, defining key terms and concepts such as robots, their origins, and the four Ds of robotics. It outlines major milestones in robotics history, classifications of robots, and their various applications across industries. Additionally, it discusses materials and mechanical components used in robot construction, including types of wheels and joints, as well as degrees of freedom in robotic movement.

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Golden Notes Robotics Unit1 Unit2

The document provides an overview of robotics, defining key terms and concepts such as robots, their origins, and the four Ds of robotics. It outlines major milestones in robotics history, classifications of robots, and their various applications across industries. Additionally, it discusses materials and mechanical components used in robot construction, including types of wheels and joints, as well as degrees of freedom in robotic movement.

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Golden Notes: Robotics - Unit 1 & 2

Unit 1: Introduction to Robotics

**Robot**ics & **Robot**s

**Definition**: **Robot**ics - Tech field focused on design, construction, and operation of robots.

**Definition**: **Robot** - ISO: A reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator for automated tasks.

Origin of '**Robot**'

- Derived from Czech word "robota", meaning forced labor.

Four Ds of **Robot**ics

- Dull, Dirty, Dangerous, Dear

Laws of **Robot**ics (Isaac Asimov, 1942)

1. Do not harm humans.

2. Obey humans (unless violates Law 1).

3. Protect self (unless violates Laws 1 or 2).

Major Milestones in **Robot**ics History

- 1961 - **Unimate**: First industrial robot (General Motors)

- 1972 - **WABOT**-1: First humanoid intelligent robot (Waseda University)

- 1984 - **WABOT**-2: Played music using 10 fingers

- 1999 - Sony **AIBO**: **Robot**ic dog

- 2002 - **Roomba**: **Robot**ic vacuum cleaner

- 2016 - **Sophia**: Social humanoid robot

Classification of **Robot**s

- By Application: Industrial, Special-purpose, AGVs, Walking, Parallel

- By Movement: Stationary, Mobile

- By **Control**: Remote-controlled, Smart robots


Golden Notes: Robotics - Unit 1 & 2

- By Environment: Underwater, Space, Aerial, Ground

- By Collaboration: Cobots

**Applications** of **Robot**ics

- Manufacturing: Welding, 3D printing, painting

- Healthcare: Surgery, rehab

- Agriculture: Harvesting, weeding

- Logistics: AGVs, AMRs

- Space: Rovers, satellite servicing

- Construction: Bricklaying, drones

- Environment: Monitoring oceans, crops

- Security: Surveillance

- Entertainment: Animatronics

**Robot**ic System Subsystems

- **Motion**: Physical structure

- **Recognition**: Sensors for awareness

- **Control**: Processes info & controls actions


Golden Notes: Robotics - Unit 1 & 2

Unit 2: Materials & Mechanical Components

**Robot** Frame (Chassis)

Materials: MDF, Acrylic, Aluminium, Steel

Wheels Used in **Robot**s

- Standard Wheel: One-directional

- Caster Wheel: Rotates freely, not driven

- Omni Wheel: Multi-directional with rollers

- Mecanum Wheel: Multi-directional, angled rollers

Links & Joints

- Links: **Robot** parts

- Joints: Connect links for movement

Types of Joints

- **Revolute**: Rotation (1 DoF)

- **Prismatic**: Linear (1 DoF)

- **Cylindrical**: Rotation + Linear (2 DoF)

- **Spherical**: All 3 rotations (3 DoF)

- **Planar**: Translation + Rotation (3 DoF)

**Degrees of Freedom** (DoF)

- Number of independent movements

- Rigid body has 6 DoF: 3 translational + 3 rotational

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