BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Robot
- a programmable machine equipped with sensing capabilities used in production environments. Robots are used in automatic assembly and automated handling situations.
Wiktionary Definition for: Robot
- A mechanical or virtual, artificial agent.
- An electro-mechanical system, which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.
- A machine which is anthropomorphic or zoomorphic in shape or scope of function.
- A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
- (''South Africa'') traffic light Traffic lights.
Additional Resources
- How dangerous could a hacked robot possibly be?
- IDG News Service - It seems like a question ripped from the back of a cheap sci-fi novel: What happens when the robots are turned against us? But researchers at the University of Washington think it's finally time to start paying some serious attention to the question of robot security....
- News items 2009-10-09
- KUKA Robotics Selected by C.M.H. Manufacturing to Provide 7 Axis Robot for Aluminum Ladling Application; KUKA Robot Fitted with End of Arm Ladle Tool Creates 7 Axis Robot Used to Reduce Waste and Ensure Pouring Consistency
- CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced it has been selected by C.M.H. Manufacturing of Lubbock, Texas to provide 7 axis robot for aluminum ladling applications. The 6-axis KUKA robot is fitted with an end of arm tool to create a...
- Research articles 2006-03-22
- Winking robot nav head knows where youaposre going
- MIT's concept robot head mounts on the dashboard to assist with navigation.(Credit: MIT)MIT intends to revolutionize GPS navigation by making it friendly and predictive, using a friendly robot helper to anticipate your needs. The Affective Intelligent Driving Agent AIDA is a robot head on an articulated neck, reminiscent of movie...
- News items 2009-10-29
- KUKA Robotics Installs First Stainless Steel Robot in North America; KUKA Stainless Steel Robot Installed by Forte Automation Systems into Dean Foods' Dairy Product Manufacturing Facility
- CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced its system partner, Forte Automation Systems, has installed a KUKA KR 15 SL stainless steel robot into Dean Foods' dairy product manufacturing facility. The robot is the first stainless steel robot to be installed...
- Research articles 2006-01-24
- KUKA Robotics Signs Deaton Engineering as New System Partner; Partnership to Provide Robot Application Bundle Utilizing KUKA Robots and Deaton's New FDA Approved Secure Graphical User Interface
- CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced it has signed Deaton Engineering of Georgetown, Texas as its newest system partner. The partnership will provide customers with a new robot application bundle that includes a KUKA robot and Deaton Engineering's new secure...
- Research articles 2006-04-10
- Honda's New Robot Claimed to be Most Human-Like Yet.
- A new robot from Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is said to achieve an unprecedented human-like ability to walk and perform small, but significant human tasks. The new lightweight humanoid robot named ASIMO for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility was demon A new robot from Honda Motor...
- Research articles 2000-12-01
- National Robot Safety Conference XVII Highlights OSHA, New Developments in Robot Safety Standards
- YPSILANTI, Mich. -- This year, OSHA has two speakers at the National Robot Safety Conference XVII in Ypsilanti, Michigan Metro Detroit. Compliance Officer, Aaron Priddy, leads a Machine Tool Safety workshop, and John Washam of OSHA leads a session on how the robot safety standard is applied by this agency....
- Research articles 2005-10-04
- U.S. SENDS ROBOT TO CHERNOBYL TO PREVENT NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS.
- A significant step was taken recently to diminish the chance of another nuclear disaster at Chernobyl when the "Pioneer" robot team presented the Ukrainians with a robot powered by SGI(NYSE:SGI). According to the leaders of this robotics &q A significant step was taken recently to diminish...
- Research articles 1999-07-01
- ABB'S ROBOT BUSINESS DEPARTMENT SETTLES IN SHANGHAI
- AsiaInfo Services 04-07-2006 ABB's Robot Business Department Settles in Shanghai SHANGHAI, Apr 07, 2006 SinoCast via COMTEX -- On April 4, the global headquarter of ABB's robot business department, one of the world's leading engineering compa AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2006-04-07
- GM donates pioneer robot to Smithsonian. (Assembly Lines).
- WASHINGTON--The Smithsonian Institution held a ceremony in April to recognize the contributions of an industrial robot. General Motors Corp. Detroit donated the robot, named "Alice," to the National Museum of American History. It joins a WASHINGTON--The Smithsonian Institution held a ceremony in April to ...
- Research articles 2002-07-01
- NEC develops personal robot with speech, image recognition.
- NEC Corporation has developed a robot called PaPeRo, short for partner-type personal robot, focusing on communication with humans, through speech and image recognition technology. NEC Corporation has developed a robot called PaPeRo, short for partner-type personal robot, focusing on communication with humans, through...
- Research articles 2001-05-01
- ABB has capacity to win Robot wars.(Brief Article)
- Industrial technology company ABB Automation Ltd has brought out a new version of its FlexPalletizer robot. The UK company claims that its IRB 640 FlexPalletizer V3.0 is the industry's fastest high-capacity palletizing robot, with a 25% to 30% cycle- Industrial technology company ABB Automation Ltd has...
- Research articles 2001-03-25
- CHINA: ABB TO MOVE ITS GLOBAL ROBOT HEADQUARTER TO SHANGHAI.
- According to fdi.gov.cn: ABB, the world's leading company in the electricity and automation technology industry, will move its global robot headquarter to Shanghai. ABB has the world's most advanced industrial robot technology, and has ... According to fdi.gov.cn: ABB, the world's leading company in the...
- Research articles 2005-09-15
- Toyota joins Japan's robot technology race with trumpet-playing humanoid
- TOKYO, AFP ? Japan's top carmaker Toyota has unveiled a trumpet-playing robot -- its first humanoid machine -- in a bid to catch up with robot technology frontrunners such as Honda and Sony. Toyota Motor Corp. showed off its walking and rolling virtuoso robots to the media at a...
- Research articles 2004-03-11
- NASA Upgrades Test Robot with WaveCrest Technology
- Wireless News 05-22-2005 NASA Upgrades Test Robot with WaveCrest Technology WIRELESS NEWS-May 22, 2005-NASA Upgrades Test Robot with WaveCrest Technology C2005 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com WaveCrest Technology, a technology company specializing in electric propulsion, reported that The...
- Research articles 2005-05-22
- Robot/Alert 3.0 - Help/Systems' automated paging software package for IBM's AS/400 - Minicomputers: Systems Management - Brief Article - Product Announcement
- From Help/Systems, Minnetonka, Minn., Robot/Alert 3.0 is an automated paging product for the AS/400. Robot/Alert's broadcast list feature provides an automatic problem escalation system that notifies the next person up in the chain of command in the event the initial person does not respond to an emergency page. ...
- Research articles 1993-07-01
- Robot Palletizer Moves Complete Layers - Columbia Machine - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- To gain speed without sacrificing flexibility in stacking lightweight products, this palletizing solution combines the efficiency of a robot with proven row- and layer-forming technology. Cases or bundles are formed into rows and layers at floor-level. The robot then transfers an entire layer at a time to the pallet at...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- Video: Vstone's Robovie-PC robot gets Intel Atom inside, becomes world's most awesome computer
- For a robo hobbyist, the process of developing a creation's custom programming can be a chore. Make a change on a computer, connect the bot, download the change, then set the little guy free and wait for him to fall over. When he does, tweak that custom programming, rinse, and...
- News items 2009-10-05
- A Planar Robot for High-Performance Manipulation
- This white paper deals with the novel planar robot that is used to demonstrate that large numbers of axes are not required for effective manipulation, and that there can be strong advantages to eliminating excess degrees-of-freedom. This robot combines sub-micron precision with a meter-sized workspace, motions with velocities above 1...
- White papers 2001-01-12
- MR Compatible Surgical Assist Robot: System Integration and Preliminary Feasibility Study
- A magnetic resonance MR compatible surgical assist robot system under preclinical evaluation is described. It is designed to coexist, and cooperate, with a surgeon, and to position and direct an axisymmetric tool, such as a laser pointer or a biopsy catheter. The main mechanical body is located above the head...
- White papers 2000-07-24
