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The document discusses the history and types of robots. It begins with the etymology of the word "robot" originating from Czech meaning forced labor. It then summarizes key developments like Heron of Alexandria creating early automatons in the 1st century, da Vinci sketching humanoid robots in the 15th century, Wiener formulating cybernetics in 1948, and Devol creating Unimate, the first industrial robot installed in 1961. The document outlines the main types of robots as mobile, industrial, and service robots and describes the general process for designing a robot which includes defining the problem, researching, prototyping, building, programming, testing and evaluating.

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The document discusses the history and types of robots. It begins with the etymology of the word "robot" originating from Czech meaning forced labor. It then summarizes key developments like Heron of Alexandria creating early automatons in the 1st century, da Vinci sketching humanoid robots in the 15th century, Wiener formulating cybernetics in 1948, and Devol creating Unimate, the first industrial robot installed in 1961. The document outlines the main types of robots as mobile, industrial, and service robots and describes the general process for designing a robot which includes defining the problem, researching, prototyping, building, programming, testing and evaluating.

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Robotics

Teacher: Ivana Čizmić


[email protected]
Etymology
- engineering science and technology of robots, and
their design, manufacture, application and structural
disposition.
- word „robot“ - first introduced in 1921 by writer Karel
Čapek in his play R.U.R. („Rossums Universal
Robots“)
- it originated from word „robota“ which in Czech
means „forced labor“.
Historical overview

Heron of Alexandria, 1st century

Leonardo da Vinci, 15th century


Historical overview
 In 1948 Norbert Wiener formulated the principles of
cybernetics
 In 1961 George Devol made

Unimate – first installed industrial


robot
Historical overview
 At the end of 19th century Nikola Tesla
demonstrated first radio – controlled robot boat
 In 1930s first
humanoid robot - Elektro
Types of robots
 Mobile robots

 Industrial robots

 Service robots
Designing a robot
 Defining a problem
 Researching and designing
 Creating a prototype
 Building a robot
 Programming and testing
 Evaluating
Examples
 Italian humanoid robot iCub learns archery
 Croatian robotical system ROKI – helps in surgery

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