Questions

• What is a robot? Does it have to look like a human?

• Why do engineers design and build robots?
• Where do the ideas for different kinds of robots come from?
• Can you think of a situation in which a robot would be necessary or at
least helpful? What specific characteristics would designers need to
include in such a robot?
 Robots are automotive machines that are
QUESTIONS programmed (computer-controlled), they are
multifunctional devices designed for a specific
• What is a robot? purpose/s in the physical world, especially in aiding
Does it have to look human needs; enabling various tasks/works easier
like a human? and faster with the help of technology. Every robot
shares the following characteristics: occupies
physical space, embedded with sensing features,
• Define a robot
computations, and mechanical parts.
• Robots come in different
shapes and sizes. These inventions comes in different shape, size, and
structure, and are built differently depending on
what they are used for. Robots does not necessarily
require a humanoid design, designs vary depending
on what characteristic/s the machine must include
to carry out it’s primary goal.
Notes
• A robot is a machine designed to • embedded with sensing
interact with it’s environment, features, computations, and
make an appropriate decision mechanical parts. machine
based on those surroundings,
and then carry out the jobs
related to it’s goal.
• The taks robots handle are more
sophisticated, like welding two
pieces of intricately-shaped
pieces of metals together.
QUESTIONS
• Why do engineers
design and build robots?
• To innovate and explore more
ways to improve way of living
• Importance and purposes of
robots
• They are used in major factory
production requiring lesser
labor force saving more time
and money
• Major contributions of robots
to society as a whole.
Robot’s are created by engineers and designers
with reasons primarily centered to give solutions
to societal problems. Engineers and robotic
companies, believes that through technology such
as robotics, we will be able to innovate and
explore more ways to improve our way of living.
Nowadays, robotics is regarded as an important
asset in moving forward and developing solutions
to real-life situations by providing a substitute to a
human, such as a machine designed to interact
with it’s environment, make an appropriate
decision based on it’s surroundings, and then
carry out the jobs related to it’s goal.

QUESTIONS
• Why do engineers
design and build robots?
• To innovate and explore more
ways to improve way of living
• Importance and purposes of
robots
• They are used in major factory
production requiring lesser
labor force saving more time
and money
• Major contributions of robots
to society as a whole.
To be more specific, robots are also economically
important, especially in the industrial sector, they are
mainly used during productions to do repetitive
actions or jobs considered doo dangerous or tedious
for humans. Robots also played a role in medicine,
military tactics, for finding objects underwater, and
for exploring the solar system. Robots are now a part
of many aspects of industry, medicine, science, space
exploration, construction, food packaging, and are
even used to perform surgeries.
Overall, the concept of robotics does not only focus
on human entertainment and leisure activities, rather,
it scales up and beyond the innovation and providing
solutions to real-life situations that requires a robot’s
sophisticated, accurate, and precise support.
Questions Ideas of different kinds of robots came from engineers
and inventors either clearly dissatisfied with the
present’s current conditions or a person or group of
• Where do the ideas for individuals looking for solutions to a real-life problem
different kinds of robots usually encountered in the physical world. Curiosity is
come from? also a factor since it drives humans to be interested
and explore technology to innovate and invent
machines and product contemplating with an
intended goal in mind.

With the following reasons, it is understandable as to

why and how humans create or found they ideas to be
a potential solution to their problem/s. The concept of
robotics mainly focuses with the principles of
technology that deals with a specific set of ideas.
Questions
Developing machines that can perform basic medical tasks such
as blood pressure tests, temperature test, heart rate, first aid,
• Can you think of a and many others would be helpful since it will sense if it’s owner
is having a heart attack, choked, has a fractured bone, or fever,
situation in which a giving the robot a “signal” to call emergency hotline or perform
robot would be first aid. This is helpful in a way that people who live alone or
necessary or at least those that requires more medical attention can have an
assistance or security regarding their safety and health.
helpful? What specific
characteristics would
Features or characteristics that must be included are it’s sensors
designers need to that can read facial expressions and actions, mobility,
include in such a adaptability under a situation (quick to process decisions),
robot? embedded with medical information, and a database of a
person’s medical history and information.