Robotics has been popular in recent years for several reasons:
1.Technological advancements: Breakthroughs and advancements in technologies such as sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, computing power, and machine vision have dramatically improved the capabilities of robots, allowing them to perform more complex tasks and become more intelligent and autonomous.
2.Cost reduction: With the maturity of technology and large-scale production, the cost of robots has dropped significantly, making it affordable for more businesses and individuals to take advantage of robotics.
3.Expanding the scope of application: Robots are not only limited to manufacturing, but also widely used in many fields such as healthcare, services, education, logistics, and home, solving many challenges and needs of human beings.
4.Aging Population and Labor Shortage: Many developed countries are facing an aging population and labor shortage, and robotics is seen as a solution to improve productivity and replenish the labor market.
5.Impact of the pandemic: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of robotics, especially in contactless delivery, disinfection, telemedicine, and automated production lines.
The type of bot.
Robots can be classified based on a variety of factors, including their field of application, movement capabilities, design structure, and level of intelligence, among others
1.Classification by application area:
Industrial robots: welding, assembling, painting and other tasks in the manufacturing industry.
Service robots: provide services to humans, such as cleaning, delivery, care, and education.
Medical robots: perform surgical assistance, patient care, and drug distribution, among others.
Exploration Robots: Used to explore oceans, space, or other hazardous environments.
Household robots: such as automatic vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, and recreational robots.
2.Classification by athletic ability:
Stationary robot: Performs tasks in a fixed location.
Mobile robots: Able to move around environments, including ground robots, flying robots, and underwater robots.
3.Classification by design structure:
Arm robot (robotic arm): mimics the structure of a human arm and is widely used in industrial manufacturing.
Humanoid robots: mimic human forms and movements.
Multi-legged robots: Robots with multiple legs that mimic the way insects or animals walk.
4.Categorized by intelligence level:
Simple automated bots: Perform pre-set simple tasks with little or no limited perception and decision-making capabilities.
Autonomous robots: capable of perceiving their environment, processing information, and making decisions, and capable of completing complex tasks without direct human intervention.
These classifications are not mutually exclusive, and a bot can belong to multiple classifications at the same time. For example, a robotic arm for factory automation is both an industrial robot and a stationary robot. With the development of technology, the classification and types of robots are also constantly expanding and subdivided.