1. Introducing Robot; Robotics &
Artificial Intelligence
Kartik Kumar
VII-B
Roll.no.15

2. Robot
The word, ‘Robot’ is derived from the
Czech noun "robota" meaning
"labour" …
A robot is a mechanical or virtual
artificial device or an agent, usually
an electro-mechanical machine that is
guided by a computer
program or electronic circuitry.
Robots can be remotely controlled and
range from humanoids (like humans).
Robots can be programmed to convey a
sense of intelligence or thought of its
own.

3. The Robotics
The field of computer science and
engineering concerned with creating
robots and devices that can move and
react to sensory input. Robotics is a
branch of artificial intelligence.

4. Artificial Intelligence
-What is intelligence to the humans; is the
artificial intelligence for machines.
-Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of
machines and robots and the branch of
computer science.
Example: When we search Google, it gives
us pin-point accurate results in less than a
second, how? Google is a machine or we
can say as Google Bots or Google’s
robots, they every second ‘crawls’ the web
or have been programmed or have
developed an artificial intelligence to
understand the human query and thus
produces the best result; they can produce
better results than a human in much lesser
time.

5. History of Robots
The history of robots has its roots as far
back as ancient myths and legends.
Modern concepts were begun to be
developed when the Industrial
Revolution allowed the use of more
complex mechanics and the subsequent
introduction of electricity made it
possible to power machines with small
compact motors. After the 1920s the
modern formulation of a humanoid
machine was developed to the stage
where it was possible to envisage
human sized .

6. Uses
The first uses of modern robots were in
factories as industrial robots – simple
fixed machines capable of
manufacturing tasks which allowed
production without the need for human
assistance.
Robots have replaced humans in the
assistance of performing those
repetitive and dangerous tasks which
humans prefer not to do, or are unable
to do due to size limitations, or even
those such as in outer space or at the
bottom of the sea where humans could
not survive the extreme environments.

7. Characteristics
Robot is an electronic device which
has some ability to interact with
physical objects and to be given
electronic programming to do a
specific task or to do a whole range of
tasks or actions.

8. Isaac Asimov’s 3 Basic Laws of Robotics
The popular term ‘robotics’ was
introduced by a writer Isaac Asimov. In
his science fiction
book I, Robot, published in 1950, he
presented three world famous laws of
robotics:
1.)A robot may not injure a human being
or, through inaction, allow a human being
to come to harm.
2.)A robot must obey the orders given to
it by human beings, except where such
orders would conflict with the First Law.
3.)A robot must protect its own existence
as long as such protection does not
conflict with the First or Second Laws.

9. Father of Robotics
Joseph F. Engel Berger is a
Physicist and engineer and is
referred to as the "Father of
Robotics”.

10. Robot’s advantages
Here are some advantages of robot:
Robots produce more accurate and high
quality work
Robots rarely make mistakes and are more
precise than human workers
They can produce a greater quantity in a short
amount of time
They can work at a constant speed with no
breaks, days off, or holiday time
Robots save workers from performing
dangerous tasks
They can work in hazardous conditions, such as
poor lighting, toxic chemicals, or tight spaces
They are capable of lifting heavy loads without
injury or tiring
Robots increase worker safety by preventing
accidents since humans are not performing
risky jobs
Robots save time by being able to produce a
greater magnitude of products

11. Robot’s disadvantages
Besides advantages there could
be a few disadvantages of robots
too, some of them may be:
1) People can lose jobs in
factories
2) It needs a supply of power
3) It needs maintenance to keep
it running
4) It costs money to make or buy
a robot

12. Tip of the day
Robots have made our life very easy and we
should use it as much as needed not more not
less,
… by the way have you seen Rajnikant’s popular
film on Robotic invasion?: ‘ROBOT’?
We should never forget that Robots can never
replace humans in sentiments, feelings and
love, so better we ‘use’ robots for ‘work’ only but
‘love’ real humans in real life!
Do not become a machine … Live life; King’s like : )
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