Parts Of A Robot

a. Access the following website (http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/robots/5main/) and write down the 5 main parts of a robot and give an explanation on each, including the specific function that the part performs and what it allows the robot to do?

Controller:

Every robot is connected to a computer which keeps the parts of the robot working together
the computer is known as the controller and it can also be refered as the brain of the robot the controller also allows the robot to networked with other robots as a means of working together

Robots today use controllers that are run by programs commands written in code to almost all robots these days are preprogrammed be humans.
Some people hope in the future that AI's can take over for preprogrammed robots and then robots could fix any problem they come across

Arm:

Robot arms come in all shape and sizes the arm is the part of that has the sensors or the claw or other end piece to do thier preprogramed business
Many of the robot arms look alike human arms as they have shoulder's and wrists and evan fingers
Each joint allows 1 point of freedom so if a robo had 3 joints it can have 3 points of freedom it enables to move forward, backwards, left, right, and up

Drive:

The drive is the engine that drive the links the sections inbetween the joints if a robot had no drive it would do nothig but sit there a drive can be powered by many things a few examples are air,water,electricity

End - Effector:

The end effector is at the end of the arm it is not like a human hand but more like a claw or gripper,blowtorch some robots can change there end effertors and the programing to use it

Sensor:

Most of todays robots are blind and deaf but a sensor can change that this can help the robot in doing its job by giving it feedback.
The sensor sends back information to the robot in the form of electical signals back to its controller the sensor also gives the robot and controller info about the surrondings and lets it know the exact position of the arm and the world around it

b.     Write down the 6 degrees of freedom.

1)Horizontal
2)Vertical
3)Depth
4)Pitch
5)Yaw
6)Roll