4. Types of Robots
February 11, 2009 — malcolmhindiNachi SC06F
The situation for this robot is to assemble and seal things in the working industry. The Nachi SC06F is one of the fastest robots in it’s class. WIth it’s slim and compact desgin, it is suitable for a wide range of industrial applications, inlcuding, material handling, cutting, sealing and assembly.
Most Important Feature: The most important feature is the robotic arm. WIthout its arm, it would not be able to complete any tasks. The arm is the main feature in this robot as it deteremines whether can perform any tasks or just do nothing.
Roomba Vacuum Cleaner
The situation for this robot is just simply cleaning the ground. The Roomba Vacuum cleaner is an autonomous robot which cleans floors and detects dirtier areas and increases its intensity. When the Roomba bumps into walls or table and chair legs, the roomba will change direction until it finds a path. This type of robot is used for domestic purposes.
Most Important Feature: The most important fearture is the pressure sensors, without them the roomba would hit a wall, not realise, not respond, and therefore continue to try to move in this direction, not cleaning the floor and possibly overheating.
References:
Nachi SC06F- [Internet], “Nachi SC06F” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-52_Enryu (collected on 3/2/2009)
Roomba- [Internet], “Roomba http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba (collected on 3/2/2009)
