The Main Parts of a

Robot

Joseph F. Morco

https://mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/medical_robotics/parts_of_robots.html
https://sciencing.com/what-robots-are-used-today-12745877.html
Robot
• A robot is a machine that functions
automatically and can adapt to
changes in its environment.
Control System
• A robot’s control system uses
feedback just as the human brain
does. However, instead of a
collection of neurons, a robot’s brain
consists of a silicon chip called a
central processing unit.
• A robot’s CUP does the same thing
based on data collected by devices
called sensors.
Sensors
• Robot receive feedback from
sensors that mimic human
senses such as video cameras
or devices called light-
dependent resistors that
function like eyes or
microphones that act as ears.
Sensors
• Some robots even have touch,
taste and smell.
• The robot’s CPU interprets
signals from these sensors and
adjust its action accordingly.
To be considered a robot, a
device must have a body that it
can move in reaction to
feedback from its sensors.

Actuators mimic the action of

human muscle to move parts
of the robot’s body.
Power Supply:
Most robots get their energy
from electricity.

Stationary robotic arms like

the ones work in car factories
can be plugged in like any
other appliance.

Robot that move around are

usually powered by batteries.
End Effectors
• Robot are equipped with
tools called end
effectors.

• These vary according to

the task the robot has
been designed to carry
out.