Types of Robots and Their Functions

able to operate and make decisions independently without constant human control or supervision

• commands

• remote

• virtual

• autonomous

• free range

a robot with its body shape built to resemble the human body

• Troll

• humanoid robot

• research robot

• service robot

robots that work on assembly lines

• industrial robots

• service robots

• humanoid robots

• surgical robots

used to perform experiments on and test soil of Mars

• Mars drone

• Mars Sketcher

• Mars Rover

• Mars robots

a robot that can move around freely in its environment using wheels, tracks, or legs

• industrial robot

• autonomous robot

• service robot

• mobile robot

a mechanical limb with multiple joints that can be programmed to perform precise movements

• industrial robot

• robotic arm

• mechanical robot

• service robot

the three-step process that defines how robots work

• detect-move-turn cycle

• touch-light-move cycle

• sense-think-act cycle

• move-turn-stop cycle

devices on robots that detect information about the environment

• LED

• motors

• actuators

• sensors

assist human beings, typically by performing a job that is dirty, dull, distant, dangerous, or repetitive

• surgical robots

• service robots

• industrial robots

• mobile robots

a precise medical robot used by doctors to perform delicate operations

• coding robot

• action robot

• service robot

• surgical robot