Introduction to Robotics Types of Robots 2 INDUSTRIAL

Introduction to Robotics Types of Robots 2

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS § INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS: § § § Materials Handling Welding Inspection Productivity improvement Laboratory applications Small Versions for Education

MOBILE ROBOTS Mobile robots have the capability to move around in their environment and are not fixed to one physical location. In contrast, industrial robots usually consist of a jointed arm (multilinked manipulator) and gripper assembly (or end effector) that is attached to a fixed surface. Mobile robots are found in industry, military and security environments. They also appear as consumer products, for entertainment or to perform certain tasks like vacuum, gardening and some other common household tasks.

SERVICE ROBOTS Most commonly industrial robots are fixed robotic arms and manipulators used primarily for production and distribution of goods. The term "service robot" is less well-defined. IFR has proposed a tentative definition, "A service robot is a robot which operates semi- or fully autonomously to perform services useful to the well-being of humans and equipment, excluding manufacturing operations The Roomba vacuum cleaner is one of the most popular domestic service robots.

MODULAR ROBOTS Modular robots is a new breed of robots that are designed to increase the utilization of the robots by modularizing the robots. The functionality and effectiveness of a modular robot is easier to increase compared to conventional robots. ANATROLLER ARI-100 Duct cleaning and Inspection robot

ADAPTIVE ROBOTS Adaptive Robots get feedback from sensor(s) to alter their operations. Non-Adaptive Robots have no way of sensing the environment etc, so they carry out their task without any input.

ADAPTIVE ROBOTS An eye-tracking system is employed to allow the robot to estimate the gaze of its human partner and infer the 'state of mind' like intention and focus. This will allow for safer cooperation as well as imitation between the human and the robot

OTHER ROBOTS Robots range from humanoids such as ASIMO and TOPIO to Nano robots, Swarm robots, Industrial robots, military robots, mobile and servicing robots.