Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo

Name: Cristian Molina

Level: 5h J

Date: February 13th, 2016.

ROBOTICS

Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being
to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders
would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict
with the First or Second Law.

DEFINITION.-
Robot combat is a hobby in which two or more custom-built machines use varied methods
of destroying or disabling the other. As of today, in most cases these machines are remote-
controlled vehicles rather than autonomous robots, although there are exceptions,
particularly in the field of robot-sumo.
Robot combat enjoyed a period of mainstream exposure in the late 1990s and early 2000s
when several television shows broadcast the robot fights. Either the public or the TV
network administrators lost interest, and the shows dropped from the airwaves. The most
well-known of these shows were Battlebots, Robot Wars, and Robotica. Although the
mainstream was lost after the cancellation of those shows, robot combat has a large
dedicated cult following and there are still dozens of smaller competitions around the UK,
USA and in other countries every year. Combat robots have received mention in the press
and entertainment shows from time to time as well. In the summer of 2015, the American
television network ABC aired a brief sixth season of Battlebots.
Robot builders may be of any age and come from any walk of life. The robots themselves
can range from modified remote controlled toys weighing less than a pound to three-
hundred plus pounds of exotic metallurgy and sophisticated electronics. Although
building a combat robot can cost thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours, some
schools use the construction of combat robots in their courses to teach mechanical design
and technology. For schools that shy away from the violence of combat robots, there are
robotic competition alternatives such as the cooperative competitions FIRST and BEST
Robotics. Robot competitions such as RoboGames, offer a mix of combat and non-
combat events.

ROBOTIC PARTS EXPLAINED

Robot Sensor Sensor - Sensors measure attributes and interact with external events.
Using a transducer, the sensor transforms the energy associated with what is being
measured into another form of energy. In robotics, some of the items sensors measure
include speed, orientation, and proximity of other objects.
Robot Controller Controller - This regulating device initiates one or more functions
of operation in the robot arm, such as starting, stopping, reversing, and changing speeds
by issuing a preset list of commands.
Robot Actuators Actuator - The actuators are the motors and drives inside the robot
body that are used to create and control motion. There are many types of actuators.
Robot Mechanism Mechanisms and Kinematics - The mechanism is the arrangement
of the connected parts. The kinematic structure of a robot refers to the indentification of
the joint connection between its links. It can be usefully represented by abstract diagrams.
RobotChallenge

RobotChallenge is an international championship for self-made, autonomous, and mobile

robots. It takes place annually in Vienna, Austria. Since 2004, more than 2,000 robots
from all over the world have taken part in the competition.