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LEGO Basics - 1 Definitions of Robot: LEGO Basics - 2 Despite these requirements sometimes difficult to to categorize a Robot - LEGO Basics - 3 Why have robots?: LEGO Basics - 4 In addition, robots have been used in amazing high tech applications: LEGO Basics - 4 A Robot must be able to – Sense – Plan Act : LEGO Basics - 5 Interesting facts LEGO Basics - 5 Interesting facts LEGO Basics Sensors - 5 LEGO Basics – Sound Sensor - 5 LEGO Basics – Light Sensor - 5 * American Heritage Dictionary: “A mechanical device capable of performing a variety of complex human tasks on command or by being programmed.” Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: “ A machine under computer control capable of performing tasks automatically.” Oxford Dictionary: “ A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one controlled by a computer.” While there is no universally accepted definition, the following points cover the majority of robots. A robot is artificial; does not occur naturally It is controlled by a computer It can sense the surrounding environment It can perform actions Is a washing machine a robot? It is artificial A robot is artificial; does not occur naturally They can sense when a train is approaching They can raise and lower boom gates Modern washers are controlled by minature computers inside They can sense when the lid is open They can movements like spinning clothes back and forth What about railroad traffic booms at grade crossings? They are are artificial They are controlled by computers Dull tasks – can perform repetitive tasks accurately time after time; in an industrial setting will perform simple tasks more quickly than humans Dirty Tasks – can clean and mop up floors; clean out gutters and snake through sewer pipes Dangerous tasks – Can operate in unsafe areas (radioactive, poisonous atmosphere, bomb detection and removal, underwater ex: the BP oil spill, Mars Rover, search and rescue, locate victims