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Tutorial 1

Question 1

List out the social and economic impact of replacing manual labour with automation for image
below:

a) Factory workers b) Tea farm workers

b) Building Janitors
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Question 2
Identify two (2) technical features for each environment in Question 1 that are needed by a robot
to perform the task and give reasons. Discuss the limitations when a robot has the features that you
suggested.

Environment Type Features Limitation

a. Factory

b. Tea Farm

c. Building
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Question 3
Suggest and explain two (2) sensors that are required to perform the features listed above.

a. Factory:
Sensors Explanations

b. Tea Farm
Sensors Explanations

c. Bulding
Sensors Explanations
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Question 4

a. Modify (add features) to Articulated or SCARA robots to make them suitable for tea
plucking in a large farm that has uneven terrain and no electricity:

i. Sketch robot configuration ( added features, sensors from Q3.b) and explain your
sketch.

Modified SCARA configuration

with sensors

Explanations:

ii. Draw a diagram of robot’s system overview.