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BASICS OF ROBOTICS

Introduction to Robotics

- What is a Robot ?

- Robot Definitions

- History of Robotics

Types of Robots

- Types of Robots - By Locomotion

- Types of Robots - By Application

Stationary Robots

- Cartesian and Gantry Robots
- Cylindrical Robots
- Spherical Robots
- SCARA Robots
- Robotic Arms - (Articulated Robots)
- Parallel Robots

Wheeled Robots

- Single Wheel (Ball) Robots
- Two-Wheeled Robots
- Three Wheeled Robots
- Four Wheeled Robots
- Multi Wheeled Robots
- Tracked Robots

Legged Robots

- One Legged Robots
- Two Legged – Bipedal Robots (Humanoids)
- Three Legged – Tripedal Robots
- Four Legged – Quadrupedal Robots
- Six Legged Robots (Hexapod)
- Robots With Many Legs

Other Robot Types

- Swimming Robots
- Flying Robots
- Mobile Spherical Robots
- Swarm Robots
- Modular Robots
-Micro Robots
- Nano Robots
- Soft Elastic Robots
- Snake Robots
- Crawler Robots

ROBOT MECHANISMS

Basics of Robotic MECHANISMS

EFFICIENCY of Machines & Mechanical Advantage

-Robotic MECHANISMS – INCLINED PLANE
-Robotic MECHANISMS – PULLEY SYSTEMS
-Robotic MECHANISMS – SCREW SYSTEMS
-Robotic MECHANISMS – LEVERS

PULLEYS and BELTS

SPROCKETS and CHAINS

CAM MECHANISMS

LINKAGES - Simple Planar Linkages

-Four Bar Linkages- COUPLER CURVE
-Four Bar Linkages – HOEKENS LINKAGE
-Linkages - PANTOGRAPH MECHANISM
-Linkages – 4 Bar Linkage End Effector – ROBOT GRIPPER

Straight Line Generators

-Linkages - EVANS STRAIGHT LINE
-Linkages - PEAUCELLIER CELL
-Linkages - TCHEBICHEFF STRAIGHT LINE
-Linkages - WATTS STRAIGHT LINE

Complex Linkage Mechanisms

-Complex Linkage Mechanisms - WING FLAPPING MECHANISM
-Complex Linkage Mechanisms - THEO JANSEN MECHANISM

GEARS and GEARING

- ALL TYPES of GEARS

- Robotic Mechanisms – SPUR GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms - INTERNAL GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms – RACK and PINION GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms - BEVEL Gears
- Robotic Mechanisms - HELICAL GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms – HERRINGBONE – DOUBLE HELICAL GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms – WORM GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms – FACE GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms – CAGE GEARS

- Robotic Mechanisms – NON-CIRCULAR GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms – 3D GEARS
- Robotic Mechanisms - MAGNETIC GEARS

- Robotic Mechanisms - GEARBOXES MOTORS