Today it is a certainty, the robotic revolution is launched. But who are these sometimes amazing looking machines? Why is this robot technology so present in our daily life today? What are its real uses? Answer in this focus!

What is a robot?

A robot is a device that combines mechanics, electronics and IT. It has a skeleton with one or more members and a computer that acts as a brain. The word “robot” comes from a Czech play in which appeared an artificial worker employed for “forced labor”, designated in Czech by ” robota” .

Robots are built to perform dangerous and painful tasks and sometimes even simple for humans. The advantage is that they perform these different tasks more precisely and do it independently. Since the 1970s, robots have become mobile, have an on-board computer, have a camera, and most importantly, are able to reason.

To date, Japan is the leading country in the industrial robotics (robot science) race. We talk a lot about android robots, that is to say robots built in the image of humans (see our attached document dedicated to androids).

The uses of robots

Robots are used in many fields, the most important of which are:

Industry: industrial robots, particularly in the automotive industry, are widely used for painting, welding, assembly, repair and inspection of finished work. They are also there to carry heavy and / or dangerous parts.

Space exploration: since 1970 (Lunokhod 1), scientists have sent robots into space to explore the solar system.

Medicine : robots are used to operate and diagnose a patient. They are also there to help patients with reduced mobility or patients suffering from a serious illness (robots allow these patients to take part, for example, in their courses).

Military : these are robots created for military purposes. They are autonomous and remotely controlled by the soldiers.

Home : domestic robots are there to help individuals with their household tasks (vacuum cleaners, mowers, etc.).