Robots
A robot is an electro-mechanical device that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks.
- Articulated robot, robot with rotary joints
- Autonomous robot, robot which can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance
- Domestic robot, robot used for household chores
- Entertainment robot, robot that is not made for utilitarian use
- Humanoid robot, robot with its overall appearance based on that of the human body
- Industrial robot, automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes
- Leonardo's robot, humanoid automaton designed by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1495
- Military robot, autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications
- Mobile robot, automatic machine that is capable of movement in a given environment
- Rescue robot, robot designed for the purpose of aiding rescue workers
- Robot calibration, process of identifying the real geometrical parameters in the kinematic structure of an industrial robot
- Robot control, theory of how to model and control robots
- Robot dog, robot in the shape of a dog
- Robot kit, special construction kit for building robots
- Robot locomotion, the study of how to design robot appendages and control mechanisms to allow robots to move fluidly and efficiently
- Robot software, coded commands that tell a mechanical device what tasks to perform
- Robot welding, the use of mechanized programmable tools which completely automate a welding process
- SCARA robot, 4-axis industrial robot
- Snake-arm robot, a hyper-redundant, snake-like manipulator
- Social robot, autonomous robot that interacts and communicates with humans by following the social rules attached to its role
- Tug robot, automated delivery system
- More on : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots