Chapter 1 Robots

A manipulator performs the steps of an operation based on predetermined conditions, cannot be easily changed.

According to the Robot Institute of America’s definition, a robot is a reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator

Machinery used for _____________ automation is specifically designed and built for particular tasks on an assembly line.

A manipulator that can reproduce a sequence of movements originally executed under the control of a human operator.

The operation instructions for a fixed-sequence robot can be easily changed.

The first automatons were clockwork devices used to track time automatically.

Machinery that is capable of performing a variety of tasks is referred to as ____.

A ____ robot has a manipulator that can repetitively perform the successive, predetermined steps of a given operation.

A multifunction manipulator programmed to perform various tasks is a(n) ____.

Science fiction writer ______ included three fundamental laws of robotics in his story Runaround published in 1942

A(n) ______________________________ robot has a humanlike form.

A robot that can detect changes in the work environment and use decision-making abilities to determine how to proceed.