Introduction¶

Agent¶

Anything that can be viewed as

• perceiving its environment through sensors
• acting upon that environment through effectors

Robot¶

Software-controllable device using sensors to guide effectors through programmed motion in a workspace to manipulate physical objects

Types of Robots¶

• Mobile
• Stationary
• Autonomous
• Remote-Controlled
• Virtual

Robot Control System¶

flowchart LR

e[/Environment/] -->
Sensors -->
|Send<br/>Telemetery| r[Radio] -->
|Decision| c[Controllers] --> Actuators

Operator <--> cs[Control<br/>Station] <-.->
|Data<br/>Link| r

subgraph Actuators
    direction LR
    Motors
    Servos
end

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