Robot control

Τίτλος

Robot control

Θέμα

Robots--Control systems

Δημιουργός

Christofi, Pavlos

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού.

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

2003

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

MED0430

Σύνοψη

In 1801 Joseph Jacquard invents a textile machine which is operated by punch cards. The machine is called a programmable loom and goes into mass production that led researches for the development of industrial robots.
The idea of a robot is not new. For thousands of years man has been imagining intelligent mechanized devices that perform human-like tasks. He has built automatic toys and mechanisms and imagined robots in drawings, books, plays and science fiction movies.
The need, to produce a job at a consistent quality at a steady rate, to work on a 24 hour basis all week (without demanding wage increase, benefits,, holidays and sick pay), for better material utilization, faster throughput times in hazardous areas (unsafe to humans), able to lift heavier weights and handle large forces with caution, accuracy and flexibility led man to research and to discover robots.

What is the definition of a 'robot'?
"A reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialized devices through various programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks"

THE USE OF'ROBOTS
Today, we find most robots working for people in factories, warehouses, laboratories, hospitals, the military, aerospace and entertainment.