Robotics and AutomationRobotics and Automation

Robotics and AutomationRobotics and AutomationThe robotics is a science that studies the behaviour The robotics is a science that studies the behaviour

of the intelligent beings, it tries to develop some of the intelligent beings, it tries to develop some methodologies that allow to a car (robot), endowed methodologies that allow to a car (robot), endowed

with opportune fit devices, to perceive the with opportune fit devices, to perceive the surrounding environment and to interact with it and to surrounding environment and to interact with it and to perform some specific assignments. It is relatively a perform some specific assignments. It is relatively a

new discipline, that sinks his roots in the ancient new discipline, that sinks his roots in the ancient desire of the man to build tools that can free it too desire of the man to build tools that can free it too

much from fatiguing, boring or dangerous much from fatiguing, boring or dangerous assignments.assignments.

The word robotics originates from the Czech robota, The word robotics originates from the Czech robota, where it has the meaning of "heavy job" or "forced where it has the meaning of "heavy job" or "forced

job."job."

Association of Robotics and Association of Robotics and AutomationAutomation

Fields of useFields of use

The robotics is a science that finds The robotics is a science that finds applications in manifold contexts and in applications in manifold contexts and in

various under-disciplines; the most various under-disciplines; the most important are:important are:

Military robotics;Military robotics;Spatial robotics;Spatial robotics;

Industrial robotics;Industrial robotics;Biomedical robotics.Biomedical robotics.

Military roboticsMilitary robotics

Even if science fiction is rich of robot references used in Even if science fiction is rich of robot references used in military circle in the practical they are used above all in military circle in the practical they are used above all in recognition and vigilance, among which we can find the recognition and vigilance, among which we can find the deprived airplanes of crew, called “drone”. This type of deprived airplanes of crew, called “drone”. This type of

vehicles is yes checked to special personnel distance, but vehicles is yes checked to special personnel distance, but in case of emergency it can also complete different in case of emergency it can also complete different

assignments in total autonomy. It allows the recognition of assignments in total autonomy. It allows the recognition of theaters of war heavily defended without jeopardizing theaters of war heavily defended without jeopardizing grapevine of human beings. Other example of military grapevine of human beings. Other example of military

robotics they are the artificers robots that are able, thanks robotics they are the artificers robots that are able, thanks to the numerous set of tools of which are provided, to to the numerous set of tools of which are provided, to

complete analysis on an explosive device and eventually complete analysis on an explosive device and eventually to neutralize it to distance drastically reducing the risks to neutralize it to distance drastically reducing the risks

for the artificers.for the artificers.

Robot-ArmyRobot-Army

Spy-DroneSpy-Drone

Spy-insectSpy-insect

Spatial roboticsSpatial roboticsEven if it develops technologies and methodic Even if it develops technologies and methodic

destineted to the employment of robot out of the destineted to the employment of robot out of the terrestrial atmosphere, this sector of the robotics terrestrial atmosphere, this sector of the robotics has also reached some useful results in fields that has also reached some useful results in fields that are escluded from the spatial search. Examples of are escluded from the spatial search. Examples of

these robots are the probes exploratory probes these robots are the probes exploratory probes employed in different missions on the planets of employed in different missions on the planets of the solar system, but also more traditional robots the solar system, but also more traditional robots

like the famous manipulating arm of the Space like the famous manipulating arm of the Space Shuttle or that of human semblances destined to Shuttle or that of human semblances destined to

the ISS that will be used in substitution of the the ISS that will be used in substitution of the astronauts in the extraveicolar activities.astronauts in the extraveicolar activities.

Spirit-DroidSpirit-Droid

Eyes of SpiritEyes of Spirit

Opportunity-DroidOpportunity-Droid

Eyes of OpportunityEyes of Opportunity

Space Shuttle-ArmSpace Shuttle-Arm

Industrial roboticsIndustrial roboticsThe industrial field is surely that in which the robots have The industrial field is surely that in which the robots have found great diffusion: their employment in the chains of found great diffusion: their employment in the chains of assemblage has allowed the firms to demolish notably the assemblage has allowed the firms to demolish notably the costs accelerating and improving the production. Among costs accelerating and improving the production. Among the robots more used by the industry there is the arm the robots more used by the industry there is the arm robotic or manipulating robot, built to imitation of the robotic or manipulating robot, built to imitation of the human arm but often endowed with more degrees of human arm but often endowed with more degrees of liberty: it is a very versatile car that is lent to varied duties liberty: it is a very versatile car that is lent to varied duties among which painting, welding or assemblage. among which painting, welding or assemblage. Interesting to notice is that this typology of car is often Interesting to notice is that this typology of car is often used for producing other similar robots making the used for producing other similar robots making the speculations served as the science fiction acts on the speculations served as the science fiction acts on the cars autoreplicant like a discourse next to our everydays cars autoreplicant like a discourse next to our everydays life.life.

Series productionSeries production

Robot-ArmRobot-Arm

Robot-Arm 2Robot-Arm 2

Biomedical roboticsBiomedical robotics

Very vast branch of the robotics includes Very vast branch of the robotics includes different types of robots; he goes in fact from the different types of robots; he goes in fact from the robots able to assist the physician during the robots able to assist the physician during the surgical operations to those that allow the surgical operations to those that allow the physician to operate to distance through physician to operate to distance through technologies of telepresent. They also reenter in technologies of telepresent. They also reenter in the category the sophisticated equipments for the category the sophisticated equipments for biological analysis used in the laboratories.biological analysis used in the laboratories.

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