Robots and how they work

The basis of robotiCs

In the field of robotics, there are basic fundamentals that must be followed amongst all products for core functionality.

Motors and sensors

Motors can best be considered the joints of the robot, allowing for most if not all movement. The sensors are your nerves, picking up everything going on and relaying the info.

Computer

Considered the brain of the robot, this function is to understand whats occurring, develop a solution, and then send the necessary messages to finish

Power Source

Keeping in line with the theme of the human body, the battery is your heart, providing the body with the robot with the energy it needs

Circuitry

Consider this the veins and nerves of the body, sending the power from the source to the individual parts, while also being able to send the instructions from the computer

How does all of this come together?

When putting these four components together, you find it possible to build basic and advanced robots in every field of work, from lifting and moving objects to adjusting core setting in nuclear facilitates.

But how does all of this function?

Like all forms of technology, robots function off of electricity for its base functions of mobility and to allow for the computer to function. Every aspect of the robot is a necessity and allows for the machine to complete its determined tasks.

Where does it get these tasks from?

The tasks are found in what can be considered the most vital portion of the robot, the computer. Acting as the brain, the computer is loaded with code and tasks to complete from its creator. After taking into account all of its equipment it will complete the tasks in the quickest time possible following any and all guidelines if there are any.

This is the flow of building a robot:

First a design is formed to understand how the robot will be built
Next the necessary parts are gathered and put together. During this programmers will develop a program to give functionality
Everything is put together and tested.

This is how it all comes together:

The power source delivers power to the computer
The computer uses the developed code to check for functionality
The computer then begins work to command the power source to send energy to the proper parts at the right times to finish the tasks.
Using the sensors built into the robot, the computer can adjust its plan to complete the task faster.

This video here can help you to get a grasp of what it means to build a robot and how the hopes for the future of robots develop.

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