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2. Introduction
• What is a Robot?
– A true robot is any machine that can move about
and can perform different tasks without human
help
– Robots are machines that are capable of executing
laborious and/or repetitive human tasks both
physically and in terms of decision making
2 Workshop Week 1, Day 1

3. Common Capabilities of Robots
• Movement
• Senses
• Intelligence/Decision making
3 Workshop Week 1, Day 1

4. Fields covered in Robotics
Mechanics
Electricity
Computers
&
& IT
Electronics
4 Workshop Week 1, Day 1

5. Where Robots are Used?
• Jobs that require speed, accuracy, reliability or
endurance
• Jobs that are unsafe or hazardous or
dangerous for humans
• Places which are difficult to explore, have
unfriendly atmosphere or are not easily
accessible
• Jobs that are tedious/tiring, repetitive or
boring
5 Workshop Week 1, Day 1

6. Typical Robots
• Industrial Robots
• Space Robots
• Military Robots
6 Workshop Week 1, Day 1

7. Typical Robots [cont’d]
• Underwater Robots
• Medical Robots
• Domestic Robots
7 Workshop Week 1, Day 1

8. Typical Applications of Robots
• Manufacturing
– Assembling, Painting, Welding, etc
• Warehousing and Storage
– Packing, Stocking, Pelletizing, etc
• Repair and Maintenance
• Surgery and operations
– Training surgeons, Orthopedics, Cardiovascular, Nano-
bots
• Surveillance, spying, observing
– Satellites & Drones
8 Workshop Week 1, Day 1

9. Things coming up next
• Learn to use Pro Engineer software
• Advantages of using designing software
• Sketching in Pro Engineer
• Modeling in Pro Engineer
• Assembling in Pro Engineer
• Making a prototype of Robot
9 Workshop Week 1, Day 1