Now,We will be defining and understanding the
exact meaning of robots and robotics. In general, it’s a good idea to define our terms at the
beginning and be explicit as to what we are talking about. Unfortunately, there
is no commonly, agreed definition of a robot.
"A reprogrammable, multifunctional
manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialized devices
through various programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks"
Robot
Institute of America, 1979
This definition is rather dry and uninspiring for today’s definition of robots, which are capable of doing a lot more than a simple machine. Like all technology, robots can perform tasks which are idealization or extension of human capabilities. So the difficulty of defining robots stems from the fact that ideally we would like robots to be general purpose machines, capable of doing almost anything. This definition doesn’t put any limits to our imaginations and on what robots can achieve.
