I
NTRODUCTION
Get A Grip On Robotics
Introduction to Robotics
Exhibit Overview
R
OBOT
B
ASICS
Robot Basics
5 M
AIN
P
ARTS
Controller
Arm
Drive
End Effector
Sensor
D
EGREES OF
F
REEDOM
Degrees of Freedom
Robot Arms
J
OINTED-
A
RM
R
OBOT
First degree - rotate base of arm
Second degree - pivot base of arm
Third degree - bend elbow
Fourth degree - wrist up and down
Fifth degree - wrist left and right
Sixth degree - rotate wrist
A
RMS
L
IKE
U
S
Arms Like Us
Arms 'R Us
Please Pass The Butter
Arms Like Us
7 D
EGREES OF
F
REEDOM
Shoulder Pitch
Arm Yaw
Shoulder Roll
Elbow Pitch
Wrist Pitch
Wrist Yaw
Wrist Roll
T
ODAY'S
A
PPLICATIONS
Today's Applications
Home Robots
Wide World of Robots
Why Robots?
Everyday Robot Tasks
Robots of the World, Unite!
Industrial Robot Wins Nobel Prize
Case #1: Robots In The Workplace
Factory Robots
Robots In The Workplace - Questions
Robots and Science Fiction
Rossum's Universal Robots
Critical Questions
T
HINKING
A
BOUT
T
HE
F
UTURE
Possibilities
The Three Laws of Robotics
The Fourth Law of Robotics?
Landmark Images of People and Technology in Fiction
Case #2: The Sentry Robot
Security Robots
Security Robots (continued)
How To Arm The Robot
The Sentry Robot - Questions
R
ESOURCES
Table Of Contents
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Links