Examples of Robotics

The word ​“robot­ics” brings many images to mind. Depend­ing on your expe­ri­ences and frame of mind, a ​“robot” could be any­thing from the Room­ba robot­ic vac­u­um to Lego and VEX robots used in edu­ca­tion­al facil­i­ties across the coun­try to the indus­tri­al robots seen in man­u­fac­tur­ing plants all over the world. All of the list­ed items are exam­ples of robots and robot­ics.

Many peo­ple are intro­duced to robots and robot­ics through toys and the media. Remem­ber Rosey, the robot­ic maid in the tele­vi­sion car­toon The Jet­sons? How about R2-D2 from the Star Wars movies? These and oth­er exam­ples of robot­ics are often our first intro­duc­tion to robots. If these exam­ples of robots seem a lit­tle dat­ed, one doesn’t need to look very far to find more mod­ern exam­ples. The Room­ba robot­ic vac­u­um­ing sys­tem reg­u­lar­ly runs com­mer­cials on our tele­vi­sion sets. Hon­da​’s ASI­MO made head­lines in the last few years, stun­ning view­ers with its human-like abil­i­ties and demeanor.

While Rosey, R2-D2, Room­ba, and ASI­MO don’t usu­al­ly play a vital role in our dai­ly lives and aren’t weaved to com­plex­ly into the fab­ric of our econ­o­my, edu­ca­tion­al robots and robot­ics take us one step clos­er. Many mid­dle schools, high schools, col­leges, and uni­ver­si­ties take part in robot­ic com­pe­ti­tions every year. Orga­ni­za­tions such as Legos, VEX Robot­ics, and FIRST Robot­ics dis­trib­ute robot­ic build­ing kits to hun­dreds of teams every year the allow stu­dents to learn about, build, and oper­ate robots and robot­ic sys­tems. The edu­ca­tion gained from com­pet­ing in these robot­ic events gives stu­dents an intro­duc­tion into the field of robot­ics and the prin­ci­ples need­ed to take their inter­est to the next level.

What is the next lev­el? Indus­tri­al robots rep­re­sent the real-world, prac­ti­cal appli­ca­tion of robot­ics. Indus­tri­al robots from man­u­fac­tur­ers such as Fanuc and Motoman auto­mate indus­tri­al tasks such as spot weld­ing, pal­letiz­ing, arc weld­ing, machine load­ing, cut­ting, and many oth­ers. The expe­ri­ences gained from edu­ca­tion­al robots and a STEM (sci­ence, tech­nol­o­gy, engi­neer­ing, and math) based edu­ca­tion give stu­dents the back­ground and foun­da­tion nec­es­sary to jump right into the indus­tri­al robot­ics field.

To learn more about exam­ples of robot­ics and exam­ples of indus­tri­al robots, vis­it our FAQ and prod­uct pages. To speak with an expert about indus­tri­al robots, call Robots​.com at 877−762−6881 or get in touch online.