List all of the robots that you have seen. Identify if these are manufacturing robots or autonomous robots. Use the definition given in this chapter to categorize these machines. The Stiquito robot moves due to a muscle-like contraction of wire. List the types of insects that engineers are tying to replicate.
Most successful robots perform a small range of activities very well.
Identify a small, real-world problem that could be solved with a new robot. Design a robot to solve the problem. Use your imagination. A snake-like robot to traverse drain pipes and clear clogs. Los Alamitos, CA, 1997.