A robot is an object that can be programmed to take commands to do what we program it to do; it can perform human activities and functions when programmed to. Like touch sensors can be programmed to turn is a different direction when they are pressed against something (wall or object). Sound sensors are what we used in class on Thursday to get a basic idea how the robot moves, they are sensors that tell the gears to move the wheals on the robot to move when it hears sound, the more sound that there is the faster the wheals will turn witch means the faster the robot will go.
Kenny Jones©
Final Class Blog
14 years ago
You have a good explanation, and I would really like to see how you define the concept of: "S.P.A". Can you add that to your entry?
ReplyDeleteMost people think of robots in humanlike terms —communicating and doing things like people would. But this specific subset of robots is actually not very common. A robot can be defined as a mechanical device that is capable of performing a variety of tasks on command or according to instructions programmed in advance. Engineers design robots to perform complex tasks more easily and with greater accuracy.
There a numerous definitions for what a robot is. One common definition is a human-shaped mechanical device that mimics human actions. Another definition is an electronic machine that functions independently, without human control. And of course, there are many more. There truly doesn’t seem to be one official definition.
For the most part, in this class, we will define a robot as a device that is build to independently perform actions and interact with its surroundings. Robots have the ability to Sense. Plan. Act.
In a nutshell, a robot should be able to move and react all on its own. If you are controlling its actions, it’s just a remote-control toy, right? But if your device can do things like examine its surroundings, respond to obstacles such as chairs or walls, or use its sensors in other ways to react to its surroundings without help from its human creator, then you’ve got a robot.
As you will see, you can build a robot using all the great Lego Robotics Kit components. Your robot can have claws or hands. It can have “ears” to hear and “eyes” to see. It can walk on legs or roll on wheels or treads. But in order for a robot to be able to do all these things on its own, you must provide it with one additional thing… a program! (Stay tuned… we will begin writing our first basic program this week!)
i liked how you described all of the sensors we learned about in the introduction. also, theres an ultrasonic sensor which is like a bat in that it sends out a signal which then bounces back and tells the sensor how far away the object the signal is hitting.
ReplyDeleteGreat definition, urs is basically original as its probably composed of raw kownledge from class. however i would also like to see you define "robot" followed by its capabilities (S.P.A). it would most likely help others to see what u think of its abilities.
ReplyDeletegood job.