Robotics compared to other branches is a relatively new field of engineering. It is a multi disciplinary field. The various branches involved in the development of Robotics
are:
• Mechanical Engineering.
• Electrical Engineering.
• Computer Engineering.
- As early as 270 BC an ancient engineer named Ctesibus made organs and water clocks with moveable figures.
- In 1739, One of the earliest well known automata was The
Duck by Jacques de. this duck could
flap its wings, stretch, and eat and digest grain
- In 1960’s electrical Robots were developed that could walk. This was done by the General Motors.
- After 1970 there were some trends that were observed in Robotics. During those periods the robots which were produced where classified into:
A) Model Based Robots
B) Sensor Based Robots