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    The document discusses materials commonly used to construct robots, including metals, plastics, and other materials. Metals like copper alloys (brass, bronze), aluminum, and steel are used structurally due to their strength and durability. Plastics are also widely used and provide benefits like corrosion resistance. Other materials like Kevlar provide heat resistance, while rubbers make soft robots with flexible movements. A variety of materials work together based on their properties to power, sense, and allow movement in robots.

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    The document discusses materials commonly used to construct robots, including metals, plastics, and other materials. Metals like copper alloys (brass, bronze), aluminum, and steel are used structurally due to their strength and durability. Plastics are also widely used and provide benefits like corrosion resistance. Other materials like Kevlar provide heat resistance, while rubbers make soft robots with flexible movements. A variety of materials work together based on their properties to power, sense, and allow movement in robots.

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    The document discusses materials commonly used to construct robots, including metals, plastics, and other materials. Metals like copper alloys (brass, bronze), aluminum, and steel are used structurally due to their strength and durability. Plastics are also widely used and provide benefits like corrosion resistance. Other materials like Kevlar provide heat resistance, while rubbers make soft robots with flexible movements. A variety of materials work together based on their properties to power, sense, and allow movement in robots.

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    Materials Used in Constructing A Robot

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    The document discusses materials commonly used to construct robots, including metals, plastics, and other materials. Metals like copper alloys (brass, bronze), aluminum, and steel are used structurally due to their strength and durability. Plastics are also widely used and provide benefits like corrosion resistance. Other materials like Kevlar provide heat resistance, while rubbers make soft robots with flexible movements. A variety of materials work together based on their properties to power, sense, and allow movement in robots.

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    Materials Used in

    Constructing a Robot
    Learning Competency

    • Describe the
    materials used for
    constructing a
    robot
    • What is the first thing that comes to
    mind when you think of a robot??
    Can robot replace human?

    What are robots used for?


    ROBOT

    • Robot,  a system that contains sensors,


    control systems, manipulators, power
    supplies and software all working
    together to perform a task
    ROBOT

    • A robot has these essential characteristics:

    Sensing First of all your robot would have to be able to sense its


    surroundings.
    Movement A robot needs to be able to move around its
    environment.
    Energy A robot needs to be able to power itself. A robot might
    be solar powered, electrically powered, battery powered.

    Intelligence A robot needs some kind of "smarts." This is


    where programming enters the pictures.
    ROBOTICS

    • Robotics is the engineering discipline


    dealing with the design, construction, and
    operation of robots.
    • Materials Used
    in
    Constructing
    a Robot
    Copper, Brass, and Bronze

    • Brass and bronze are copper alloys


    occasionally used for structural purposes.
    • Brass refers to an alloy of copper and zinc,
    Bronze alloy are made from copper and tin.
    • Brass is sometimes used in bearings
    • Many copper alloys can be joined by soldering.
    Aluminum

    • A material of choice, basic and light weight


    • It is generally malleable and ductile and takes
    a high polish.
    • Aluminum is non-magnetic, and an excellent
    electrical and thermal conductor.
    Kevlar

    • Kevlar is a synthetic fiber frequently used for


    bulletproof vests.
    • You could use it as a covering on robots that
    require safeguarding from extreme
    temperatures. Many heat-resistant gloves
    feature Kevlar because the material does not
    melt or drip when exposed to hot environments.
    Roboworld Molded Products LLC makes Robosuits — many of which contain Kevlar —
    to protect sensitive parts of your robot’s exterior in demanding temperatures
    PLASTICS
    • Plastics are widely used structurally as rigid
    bulk material.
    • Plastics as a group tend to be waterproof,
    corrosion proof, and resistant to chemical
    attack particularly by acids and bases. 

    acrylic Polycarbonate PVC plastic


    RUBBER
    • The robotics community defines “soft robots”
    as machines made of soft-often elastomeric-
    materials . Soft materials have the
    characteristic of large strain and low stiffness.
    The robots made of soft materials can deform
    continuously so that they have infinite degrees
    of freedom and can grab objects with different
    sizes.
    STEEL

    • Steel is one of the materials utilized most


    frequently by robot builders. Very durable.
    ACTIVITY

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