Name: rero lesson 1: What's A Robot?
Uploaded: 2017-09-02T04:51:22.000Z
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Hello and welcome to the world of robotics.

Future continuous

From here on out, we will be exploring the field of robotics

and by the end of it, master the basic concepts, skills and techniques required

But before we start, it is important to know what a robot is first

Here is a simple question: which of the following do you think are robots?

Only these are what we considered as robots.

The term 'robot' comes from a Czech word, 'robota', which means "forced labour."

The word robot first appeared in 1921 in a play,

Rossum's Universal Robots (or R.U.R.) by Czech writer Karel Capek.

The definition of a robot has changed over time.

In the past, a robot was just a clever mechanical device.

The robots we have today are more advanced and sophisticated.

Until today, there is no standard definition for a robot

but we can refer to Maja Mataric's definition to  help us understand

Or in other words, a robot is a machine that can sense, think and act to achieve a goal.

It gathers information about its environment

Nowadays, robots are becoming more and more important because they can perform

Unlike human workers, robots do not get tired, sick or sleepy.

Robots also do not get bored doing the same thing over and over again.

They can perform high-precision tasks with speed and accuracy.

And most important of all, robots can carry out dangerous tasks and work in

environments where humans cannot, for example underwater or in outer space.

that we will have to start from the basics first.

And to do that, we will be using the Rero robotics system.

Whenever we learn something, we always have to learn from the basics, right?

And with a good understanding of the basic skills and concepts, it won’t be

long before you become a master robot maker.

And thus, for real this time, let’s get started!