Introduction to Robotics

Robotics is a well known technology and science of robots. There is wide array of topics dealt in robotics like making of robots, their designs, applications as well as structural disposition etc. Robotics is a field, where there are three different subjects applied like software programming, mechanics and of course electronics. It has been said that the name ‘robot’ was introduced by a well known writer of Czech called Karel Capek. He introduced this name in one of his most appreciated players called Rossum’s Universal Robots (R U R). Later, a man called Isaac Asimon was introduced the term called ‘robotics’ in one of his shorts stories based on science fiction called ‘Liar’ which was out during the year 1941. Hence, robotics has found its roots since more than six decades.

There are various requirements for manufacturing the robots. No matter what kind of robot you are looking forward to manufacture, you will surely need some sources for actuation, power and structure formation. Most of the robots will be able to see, to walk as well as to perform some tasks for which they have been built for. Most of the technically developed countries are already making the most of these robots.

There are different types of robots being manufactured. There are robots like cars, snakes as well as human beings. The robots, which are like human beings are quite popular and the name given for these types of robots is 'andro humanoid robots’. The nice thing about robotics is that it has created a great opportunity for millions of people to be employed. Moreover, the robotic field is enjoying an outstanding scope since it has been estimated that the applications of robotics will be highly increased in the coming days. There are also many universities helping students to form their career in the field of robotics.

Questions:

• Who introduced the term ‘robots’?
• What are the robots like human beings called?