Typically a computer is used to control a set of stepper motors which allow precise movement in steps. Power is achieved by the use of amplification boards which take input from the computer and output power to the steppers. Sometimes a feedback sensor, such as a touch sensor is used to start stop or cycle motions.
Yes, they do, With the wheels under them is what makes them move. Depending on the type of robot your are distrubuting or making.
Most robots have movable bodies. Some only have motorized wheels, and others have dozens of movable segments, typically made of metal or plastic. Like the bones in your body, the individual segments are connected together with joints. Robots spin wheels and pivot jointed segments with some sort of actuator. Some robots use electric motors and solenoids as actuators; some use a hydraulic system; and some use a pneumatic system (a system driven by compressed gases). Robots may use a combination of all these actuator types.
China and Japan are the places where you find most of the robots being used, but in most automobilie factories there are robots in use. So they're not only in China and Japan. The more humanoid robots are primarily in China and Japan. Also there is robotics comititions where students build robots and battle them in multiple countries.
No, mechanical robots are not alive. Also, they are known as androids... A robot, at its simplest, is a machine that can perform tasks normally undertaken by people. Some are operator controlled and some move autonomously (at least for as long as their power sources will allow). They range in form from single robotic arms to fully humanoid bodies. One of the major goals of some roboticists is to make robots appear more humanlike, at least in part to facilitate more natural interaction between robots and people. A robot whose appearance and actions mimic those of a human being more closely than its metal-skinned counterparts is often called an android. I hope this helps! 🙂
Dexterity means the same thing to robots as it does to people or animals. It is an approximation of agility, especially in the hands. To people, this means that we can touch, pick up and manipulate objects in a complex fashion, flipping a coin between your fingers for example. Robots are slightly different in that most of them have very specific functions, such as rotating an object by a set degree, and most are fitted with special tooling that enables them to grip the object in a particular way. The more functions a robot can perform and the more ways in which it can move, the more dextrous it is said to be.
yes they move
Robots move jerky and stiffly due to lack of proper tissue and muscles.
Some robots don't move such as those in a car factory. All rovers move. All rovers are robots.
Yes they can.
Rovers
The traditional view of robots as semi-intelligent machines that can move around and behave like humans is a long way from the norm. Although there are robots that are human like, the vast majority are industrial robots. They are built and programmed to do very specific jobs such as product assembly, picking and sorting. These industrial robots are normally firmly fixed into one place and have no chance of moving anywhere.
Yes, they do, With the wheels under them is what makes them move. Depending on the type of robot your are distrubuting or making.
because the are controled by a pc know as a computer
It depends on what you are trying to do with robots. If you are trying to get into robotics (the subject of this category), then I would not get started with the robots or parts from the shop you mention. I would start with one of the Lego kits that include NXT brain. You can then gradually move to more complex robots. I would also look at usfirst.org to see if you can get involved there.
To demostrate how modern robots can move around without loosing balance
No. A major application of robotics is industrial robot arms used in manufacturing.
The only way robots would be helpful to us as a human race, would be to fight wars for us. If they became slaves, someone would pull the same move the doctor did from Irobot. If robots had emotions, we'd be at a loss not a gain.