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BeagleBone By Example

You're reading from  BeagleBone By Example

Product type Book
Published in Aug 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785285059
Pages 262 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

BeagleBone By Example
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Getting Started with BeagleBone Circuit Fundamentals and GPIO Introduction to Physical Computing Systems Real-time Physical Computing Systems Using BeagleBone Connecting Physical Computing Systems to the Internet Home Automation Using BeagleBone Working with Images Using Computer Vision Home Security Systems Using BeagleBone Black Exploring Robotics Building Your Own Robot Index

Application areas


When we discuss the application areas of robotics, we can see that the existence of robots is widespread. The most commonly categorized robotic systems based on application areas are as follows:

  • Industrial robots

  • Household or domestic robots

  • Medical robots

  • Mobile robots

  • Social and humanoid robots

Industrial robotics

As mentioned before, even though we have been building robots for a long time, their widespread usage came about only through industrial robots in manufacturing to increase productivity. These are machines that perform specific tasks in industries at high speed.

In the preceding picture, you can see robotic arms manufacturing cars in a car manufacturing industry. The programming of these arms is done in such a way that all the robotic arms and conveyers that are moving the cars work in a synchronous way and each of these robot arms perform a specific task, such as fitting a nut or welding two metal sheets.

Domestic robots

Robots that help humans with household chores...

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