MAPPING YOUR MIND 4.6 Robotics Robots From simple devices to highly sophisticated machines In daily life How a robot works It follows instructions or programs Uses Sensors Domestic robots Control system In the healthcare industry Mechanical parts Industrial robotics Robots in the automotive industry Programmable Have Degrees of Freedom Main ones Base rotation Shoulder movement Main parts Robotic arm Elbow movement In agriculture Controller Wrist pitch In the manufacturing industry Drive Wrist yaw Arm Wrist roll In the service industry Issues Ethics Economy Aim Combine human creativity and judgment with robotic precision and efficiency End effector Sensors Control system Main paths of movement Point-to-point path Continuous path Types Articulated SCARA Gantry (Cartesian) Cylindrical Spherical Delta To increase Speed Precision Consistency Safety Quality Different types of robots used depending on task to perform Increasing use of cobots Used in Automated assembly lines Developed into workstations