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Robotics 10
Quarter 1
Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) 5

Robots for Specific Purposes

Writer:

REY F. MIRAFLOR
CRSHS
Surigao City Division
These Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) were designed and written with you in mind to help you
master the Robots for Specific Purposes. The scope of this learning material focuses on the
many different learning situations. Moreover, the language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are also arranged following the standard sequence
of the course. Hence, the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.

The LAS 5 contain:

 Design robots for specific purpose

After going through this LAS, you are expected to:

a. describe robots for specific purpose;
b. identify robot design for range of purposes;
c. classify robots for specific purpose.

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Robots for Specific Purpose
Robots are designed for a multitude of purposes. Depending on the specific purpose for which
a robot will be used, the inherent design is essential for proper function.
The robotics design process begins with defining the problem or the task for which the robot
will be used. The specific requirements and purpose of construction must be addressed before
a design can be created. Next, research occurs to identify details of the task and practical
functions, like how the robot will move, manipulate objects, sense, and obtain intelligence. A
prototype can be created at this point to test and troubleshoot the design. Then, robot
construction can commence, and after it is built, it must be programmed, tested, and
evaluated. If the robot accomplishes its designated tasks, the design was a success.
( https://bit.ly/35mZqoX).
Robots have been designed for range of purposes
A robot is designed for a purpose, depending on whether the task is simple, complex and/or
requires the robot to have some degree of ‘intelligence’. The purpose of a robot will decide if
it is designed to be a smart robot or a dumb robot. Smart robots are adaptive robots that
operate under programmed control and are able to learn as they carry out their tasks. Dumb
or non-adaptive robots do repetitive tasks well, but learn nothing from their operations.
List many repetitive, dangerous tasks and divide them into those which are possible for robots
and those possible for humans.

Robots are being used in a

range of industries including
manufacturing but rarely work
collaboratively with humans.
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Robots are excellent at repetitive, boring and/or dangerous tasks. The vast majority of robots
are used for industrial purposes such as these. Automation in industry uses a wide range of
robot devices to help reduce the costs of manufacturing, increasing productivity and
standardise goods to a high quantity. Humans are only needed for tasks where initiative or
discernment is needed, such as quality control. Types of repetitive tasks that a robot can
perform include spray painting of parts, loading and unloading of materials, cutting, welding,
assembling, sorting, and cleaning. Robots are being used in a range of industries including
manufacturing but rarely work collaboratively with humans.
Robots in the military is becoming more prevalent because it is dangerous for humans to do
most activity in the military. If we use robots in the military, it potentially saves our soldiers
lives for more important tasks or operations were it is less dangerous or where humans are
required.

The term that the military

uses to describe robots are
unmanned ground vehicles
(UGV) or unmanned aerial
vehicles(UAV)
(Grabianowski 1998)
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Autonomous robots are intelligent machines capable of performing tasks in the world by
themselves, without explicit human control. Autonomous robots, just like humans, also have
the ability to make their own decisions and then perform an action accordingly. A truly
autonomous robot is one that can perceive its environment, make decisions based on what it
perceives and/or has been programmed to recognize and then actuate a movement or
manipulation within that environment. With respect to mobility, for example, these decision-
based actions include but are not limited to the following basics: starting, stopping, and
maneuvering around obstacles that are in their way.
Classification of Robots
Robots can be classified according to the environment in which they operate. The most
common distinction is between fixed and mobile robots. These two types of robots have very
different working environments and therefore require very different capabilities.
Fixed robots are mostly industrial robotic manipulators that work in well defined environments
adapted for robots. Industrial robots
perform specific repetitive tasks
such soldering or painting parts in
car manufacturing plants. With the
improvement of sensors and
devices for human-robot
interaction, robotic manipulators
are increasingly used in less
controlled environment such as
high-precision surgery. Image source: shorturl.at/ltLV4

By contrast, mobile robots are expected to move around and perform tasks in large, ill-
defined and uncertain environments that are not designed specifically for robots. They need
to deal with situations that are not precisely known in advance and that change over time.
Such environments can include unpredictable entities like humans and animals. Examples of
mobile robots are robotic vacuum cleaners and self-driving cars.
There are three main environments for mobile robots that require significantly different design
principles because they differ in the mechanism of motion: aquatic (underwater exploration),
terrestrial (cars) and aerial (drones). Again, the classification is not strict, for example, there
are amphibious robots that move in both water and on the ground. Robots for these three
environments can be further divided into subclasses: terrestrial robots can have legs or
wheels or tracks, and aerial robots can be lighter-than-air balloons or heavier-than-air aircraft,
which are in turn divided into fixed-wing and rotary-wing (helicopters).
Robots can be classified by intended application field
and the tasks they perform. We mentioned industrial
robots which work in well-defined environments on
production tasks. The first robots were industrial
robots because the well-defined environment simplified
their design. Service robots, on the other hand, assist
humans in their tasks. These include chores at home
like vacuum clears, transportation like self-driving cars,
and defense applications such as reconnaissance
drones. Medicine, too, has seen increasing use of
robots in surgery, rehabilitation and training. These are
recent applications that require improved sensors and a
closer interaction with the user. Image source: shorturl.at/ltLV4
Activity 1. Robot Jobs
Direction: Draw a line to connect each of these robots to the task you think it can do.
Directions: Complete the 3-2-1 Chart about your discoveries on how one particular
issue or news is presented through the different types of media (print,
broadcast, online).

. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

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 Posttest

Direction: Select from the given robots and write down only one robot which do you think that
could go in stairs, sand, water or rocks.

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References
K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (JHS)
SPECIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM (SSP) – TLE (CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES)

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