科技英语—机器人 Robot.ppt

Unit Four Robot 1 History of Robot 1 History of robot The history of robot can be dated to 250 B.C. This was an organ and water clock which was built by Ctesibius of Alexandria with movable figures. Maybe it still couldn’t be called a robot. Leonardo da Vinci designed and possibly built the first humanoid robot. The robot was designed to sit up, wave its arms, and move its head via a flexible neck while opening and closing its jaw. (It was 1495) 2 Robot Application 3 Trend of Robot Personal robotics Security Defense 4 Variety of Robot A Famous Movie about Robot TRANSFORMERS---变形金刚 LOGO What is a robot? A robot is a stand-alone hybrid(混合的) computer system that performs physical and computational activities. Capable of performing many different tasks, it is a multiple-motion device with one or more arms and joints. Robots can be similar in form to a human, but industrial robots do not resemble people at all. 2 Robot Application 3 Trend of Robot 4 Variety of Robot 1738 1938 1960 The early development of the robot 1893 Industrial robots are used a wide spectrum of applications. The main applications are still today however, welding and assembly. Below are some examples of current applications. ● One of the most common uses for industrial robots is welding. Robot welded car bodies for example enhances safety, a robot never miss a welding spot and performs equally all through the day.Nearly 25% of all industrial robots are used in different welding applications. ●Assembly accounts for approximately 33% of the applications of the world robot stock (1997). Many of these robots can be found in the automotive and electronics industries ●Packaging/palletizing, is still a minor application area for industrial robots, accounting for only 2.8% (1997). This application area is expected to grow as robots become easier to handle. After the introduction of industrial robots,let’s have a look at the servicing robots ★Defini