The textual robot languages possess a variety of structures and capabilities. These languages are still evolving. In this section we identify two generations of textual languages and speculate about what a future generation might...
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The first textual robot language was WAVE, developed in 1973 as an experimental language for research at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Research involving a robot interfaced to a machine vision system was...
Irrespective of robot configuration, there are several methods that can be used by the programmer during the teach mode to actuate the robot arm and wrist. We list the following three methods: Joint movements x-y-z coordinate...
This and the following sections of this chapter will examine the programming issues involved in the use of the lead through methods, with emphasis on the powered lead through approach. Let us begin our discussion with our...
Sometimes, engineers work as consultants to give expert supporting evidence in appropriate circumstances. The concentration of engineers may be on the past, such as explaining the causes of accidents, malfunctions and other...
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) will have wide range of socio economic technological and political impacts. The obligation under the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights System (TRIPS) means all the members of World...
Engineers, who work for companies have obligations to respect the legitimate authority of their employers, in order to fulfill the organizational aims. Hence, authority is a must. Authority provides a way for identifying the...
A balanced outlook on law stresses the necessity of laws and regulations and their limitations in directing engineering practice. In order to live, work and play together in harmony as a society, there must be a balance between...
The codes of ethics have to be adopted by engineering societies as well as by engineers. These codes exhibit the rights, duties and obligations of the members of a profession. Codes are the set of laws and standards. A code of...
The engineers have so many responsibilities for serving the society. A Primary duty is to protect the safety of human beings and respect their right of consent [A conscientious commitment to live by moral values]. Having a clear...