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Description
What is ROBOT?
A machine capable of responding to its environment to automatically carry out complex or repetitive tasks with little, if any, direction from a human being.
Robots are all around us!
Industrial:
Robots were quickly put to use in industry, beginning with Unimate, a robot designed by George Devol in 1959 for General Motors. Considered to be the first industrial robot, Ultimate was a robotic arm used to manipulate hot die-cast parts in automobile manufacturing, a task that was dangerous for humans to perform.
Medical:
Robots in medicine perform a wide range of tasks, including performing surgery, assisting in rehabilitation, or automatically disinfecting hospital rooms and surgical suites.
Consumer:
Perhaps the best-recognized household robot is the Roomba vacuum cleaner, which automatically cleans the floors around your house. Along the same line are a number of robotic lawn mowers that keep your grass clipped for you.
Robots you didn’t know were robots:
The list contains robots you come across every day, but probably don’t think of as robots: automatic car washes, speeding or red light cameras, automatic door openers, elevators, and some kitchen appliances.
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