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A mobile robot is an automatic machine that is capable of locomotion. [1] Mobile robotics is usually considered to be a subfield of robotics and information engineering. [2] Mobile robots have the capability to move around in their environment and are not fixed to one physical location.
Research and education mobile robots are mainly used during a prototyping phase in the process of building full scale robots. They are a scaled down version of bigger robots with the same types of sensors, kinematics and software stack (e.g. ROS). They are often extendable and provide comfortable programming interface and development tools.
An example of a mobile robot that is in common use today is the automated guided vehicle or automatic guided vehicle (AGV). An AGV is a mobile robot that follows markers or wires in the floor, or uses vision or lasers. [85] AGVs are discussed later in this article. Mobile robots are also found in industry, military and security environments. [86]
These early mobile robots primarily focused on liquid handling. And despite their rudimentary nature, they marked a significant departure from traditional methodologies, laying the groundwork for future efficiency and standardization. [6] In the scientific world, there is a large number of applications for mobile robots.
Shakey the Robot was the first general-purpose mobile robot able to reason about its own actions. While other robots would have to be instructed on each individual step of completing a larger task, Shakey could analyze commands and break them down into basic chunks by itself.
Robotics is the branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science that deals with design, construction, and as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
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