What is a robot
A robot is an autonomous system that exists in the physical world and that can sense the environment and act on it to achieve some kind of goal. A key aspect of robotics is this existence/sense/acting in the real world, which leads to many of the problems and areas of research in the field. This also makes robots a type of intelligent agent 20211217203347.
Robotics is the result of many different areas of research and different topics. Mainly we can talk about:
- Cybernetics:the integration of sensing, action in an environment
- Control theory: the math used for controlling machines
- AI: the mechanisms for planning and reasoning
A robot has 4 main components:
- Physical body: makes the robot exist in the environment and to attach the other parts
- 20210514185016 Sensors: provide information about the environment
- 20210514185045 Effectors / Actuators: enable the robot to perform action
- 20210514185436 Controllers: provides autonomy to the robot
Notes References
20211217203347 Intelligent agent
20210514185045 Robotic Effectors and Actuators - Basics
20210514185016 Robotic Sensors - Basics
20210514185436 Robotics Controller - Basic
20210514183815 INDEX - Robotics