Section outline

  • Lesson Goal: Explore the origins of industrial robot arms and how they have evolved – from the first simple robotic arms in factories to the advanced arms used in manufacturing today, including the trade-offs in their design.

    • ·         Micro-Topic 1: Pioneering Industrial Robot Arms (Goal: Learn about the first factory robot arms – for example, the Unimate arm introduced in 1961 – and what tasks they were initially used for.)

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      • Micro-Topic 2: Design Trade-offs – Range vs. Control (Goal: Understand the engineering trade-offs in robotic arm design, such as having a longer reach or more joints versus having precise control over movement.)
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      • Micro-Topic 3: Modern Industrial Robotics (Goal: Discuss how far industrial robots have come – modern robot arms are faster, more precise, and work collaboratively with humans in factories today.)
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