A Glossary of Robotics: 38 Terms to Help You Understand How Robots Work - CNET
The age of robots is upon us. The machines of our sci-fi dreams may not be everywhere – yet – but you don’t have to look too hard or too far to spot one.
They’re cleaning our floors at home and delivering takeout in cities. They’re assembling cars in factories and moving inventory in warehouses. They’re making coffee in cafes, driving us around town and trying so very, very hard to fold laundry.
They’re decidedly utilitarian and typically designed to perform a single task. Mostly, they don’t look like us.
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But there are humanoid robots, too, alternatingly klutzy and nimble, reassuringly familiar and eerily too close for comfort. We’re going to be seeing a lot more of them.
So we’ll all do well to gain a better understanding of how to talk about robots: what they’re made of, how they function and how they fit...
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