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What can humans sense that robots can't?
What can humans sense that robots can't?
What can robots sense that humans can't?
What can robots sense that humans can't?
Which type of sensor produces an output proportional to the force being applied to it?
Which type of sensor produces an output proportional to the force being applied to it?
Which type of sensor uses acoustics to measure the time between when a signal is sent versus when its echo is received back?
Which type of sensor uses acoustics to measure the time between when a signal is sent versus when its echo is received back?
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Which sensor is used when high accuracy or long distances (or both) are required in measuring the range to an object?
Which sensor is used when high accuracy or long distances (or both) are required in measuring the range to an object?
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Which programming language is commonly used to program microcontrollers?
Which programming language is commonly used to program microcontrollers?
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What type of sensor is used to detect physical contact between objects?
What type of sensor is used to detect physical contact between objects?
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What type of sensor uses infrared light to measure distance?
What type of sensor uses infrared light to measure distance?
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What type of robot programming language is commonly used?
What type of robot programming language is commonly used?
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What type of skin is proposed for robots in the future?
What type of skin is proposed for robots in the future?
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What is one significant difference between robots and humans?
What is one significant difference between robots and humans?
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Why do researchers and developers find it difficult to imitate a living creature’s senses in robots?
Why do researchers and developers find it difficult to imitate a living creature’s senses in robots?
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What is the limitation of a camera-equipped robot without significant programming?
What is the limitation of a camera-equipped robot without significant programming?
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What is the challenge associated with distance sensors in robots?
What is the challenge associated with distance sensors in robots?
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Why do robots have a hard time tasting and smelling?
Why do robots have a hard time tasting and smelling?
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What are researchers and companies experimenting with to enable robots to 'understand' what they see?
What are researchers and companies experimenting with to enable robots to 'understand' what they see?
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What is a typical application of industrial robots?
What is a typical application of industrial robots?
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What is the most common type of end effector in industrial robots?
What is the most common type of end effector in industrial robots?
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What is the definition of an industrial robot?
What is the definition of an industrial robot?
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Which type of robot has the capability to move around in its environment and is not fixed to one physical location?
Which type of robot has the capability to move around in its environment and is not fixed to one physical location?
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What is the definition of a mobile robot?
What is the definition of a mobile robot?
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Which of the following is a typical feature of industrial robots?
Which of the following is a typical feature of industrial robots?
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What is the key component of a robot responsible for converting power?
What is the key component of a robot responsible for converting power?
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Which type of robot has mobility through wheels, tracks, or legs?
Which type of robot has mobility through wheels, tracks, or legs?
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What type of sensor is used as virtual bumpers for tight spaces and obstacle detection?
What type of sensor is used as virtual bumpers for tight spaces and obstacle detection?
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Which type of motor is commonly used in robots for precise fitting and insertion of machine parts?
Which type of motor is commonly used in robots for precise fitting and insertion of machine parts?
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In which industry are robots extensively used for material handling, spot welding, and spray coating?
In which industry are robots extensively used for material handling, spot welding, and spray coating?
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What advantage of robots is related to their ability for re-programmability?
What advantage of robots is related to their ability for re-programmability?
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What is a disadvantage of robots related to human labor?
What is a disadvantage of robots related to human labor?
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In what industry are robots widely used for tasks such as material transfer and machine loading and unloading?
In what industry are robots widely used for tasks such as material transfer and machine loading and unloading?
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What feature of robots contributes to the reduction of hazardous exposure for human workers?
What feature of robots contributes to the reduction of hazardous exposure for human workers?
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Study Notes
- Articulated robots, SCARA robots, Delta Robots, Cartesian coordinate robots, and Gantry robots are types of industrial robots with different mechanical designs.
- Key components of robots include a power conversion unit, sensors, actuators, a controller, a user interface, and a manipulator or linkage mounted on a base.
- Fixed robots are commonly used in manufacturing with a stationary base, while mobile robots have mobility through wheels, tracks, or legs.
- Robot sensors include accelerometers, vision sensors, force sensors, proximity sensors, and tilt sensors, providing information beyond human senses.
- Force sensors enable precise fitting and insertion of machine parts and automation of high-skill jobs.
- Infrared proximity sensors act as virtual bumpers for tight spaces and obstacle detection.
- Common robotic actuators include synchronous motors, stepper motors, AC servo motors, brushless DC servo motors, pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic motors, pneumatic motors, muscle wire servo motors, and servo motors.
- Robots are used extensively in industries such as agriculture, automobile manufacturing, entertainment, health care, laboratories, law enforcement, manufacturing, military, mining, transportation, utilities, and warehouses.
- Applications of robots in industries include material handling, material transfer, machine loading and unloading, spot welding, continuous arc welding, spray coating, assembly, inspection, and material handling manipulator, and spot welding manipulator.
- Robots are used in space by NASA, in hazardous environments such as underwater or in combustible gases, and in medicine for robotic assistant micro surgery.
- Advantages of robots include greater flexibility, re-programmability, kinematics dexterity, greater response time, improved product quality, maximization of capital intensive equipment, accident reduction, and reduction of hazardous exposure for human workers.
- Disadvantages of robots include replacement of human labor, greater unemployment, significant retraining costs for both unemployed and users of new technology, and hidden costs associated with technology integration.
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Test your knowledge of sensors and robot programming with this quiz. The quiz covers topics such as the use of electromechanical sensors, the limitations of robots compared to humans, and alternative senses for robots.
