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 * Robotics Key Terms**

For each term below, contribute a unique idea (a definition, an example, an image, a link to an article about the term, embed a video, or other information/media that helps us understand the term. Put 4 ~ next to your contribution so we know who added what. 1257468578 toc

Robot
A robot is a virtual or mechanical artificial agent. In practice, it is usually an electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own. 1257609600

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Robots are used everyday in factories to manufacture complex machines like cars and other machinery, making mass production much easier. 1257661964

Robotic surgery machine 1257677072

A simple definition of a robot is a man made structure, which can move automatically. The development of robot technology is said to improve lifestyle (products available) and are found in basically all mass production lines, as well as on a smaller scale, such as in hospitals. 1257747967 media type="youtube" key="sv35ItWLBBk" height="344" width="425" Here is a great video of a walking robot that is able to balance itself by re-assigning the pressure on its feet. 1257770921

A robot that is performing a wielding task in a factory. 1257772165

There are 2 main types of robots general-purpose autonomous robots and dedicated robots. General-purpose robots are designed to perform tasks individually while, dedicated robots are normally service or industrial robots. 1257899156

Android
An android is a robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human. 1257609600 1257612725 a machine that resembles a human, but its actions are pre-programmed and controlled by humans 1257661964

EveR-1, developed by KITECH in Korea is an example of an android interpersonal communications model. It is capable of emulating human emotional expression via facial "musculature" and capable of rudimentary conversation, having a vocabulary of around 400 words. The advanced computing processing power enables speech recognition and vocal synthesis. 1257677072

TOPIO - an Android that plays ping pong1257770928

A pop-culture depiction of an android ("iRobot") 1257748230

[|Here] is a link to a website which showcases the Repliee Q1, an extremely life-like robot that mimics human movements. 1257770921 1257899511

Cyborg
A cyborg is a cybernetic organism (//i.e.//, an organism that has both artificial and natural systems). 1257609600 1257612725

a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" 1257661964

The use of cyborg technology can be seen in the health care sector, where it is used for prosthetic applications. The C-Leg system iis used to replace a human leg that has been amputated because of injury or illness. The use of sensors in the artificial C-Leg aids will replicate the user's natural gait, as it would be prior to amputation. Prostheses like the C-Leg are considered by some to be the first real steps towards the next generation of real-world cyborg applications. 1257677072

The military is currently planning on using 'cyborg insects', that is, insects implanted with microchips, to transmit data from the field. [|source] 1257770921

Real (as opposed to fictional) cyborgs are more frequently people who use cybernetic technology to repair or overcome the physical and mental constraints of their bodies. 1257898897

Sensors
A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. 1257609600

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detector: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner 1257661964

Sensors are used in a lot of everyday objects today. Examples can be in touch-sensitive elevator buttons and lamps which dim or brighten by touching the base. There are also applications for sensors, which include cars, machines, aerospace, medicine, manufacturing and robotics. the following website show examples of sensors used in robots: http://www.robotshop.ca/sensors.html 1257677072

Sensors are used in several, everyday situations such as in science classes at school. The most common sensors used in schools are gas sensors (such as oxygen or carbon dioxide sensors) but also temperature sensors and others can be used. 1257747728

[|Here] is a comprehensive list of the many types of sensors available A Touch, RFID and Color sensor from the Lego NXT mindstorm robotics kit. 1257772028