The typical industrial robot follows a predetermined sequence of actions, such as welding car parts together on an assembly line. Robots that use rules to make adjustments of their motion have only recently been developed.
The typical industrial robot follows a predetermined sequence of actions, such as welding car parts together on an assembly line. Robots that use rules to make adjustments of their motion have only recently been developed.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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* Arrick, Roger, and Nancy Stevenson. ''Robot Building for Dummies'' (
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* Arrick, Roger, and Nancy Stevenson. ''Robot Building for Dummies'' (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/Robot-Building-Dummies-Roger-Arrick/dp/0764540696/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257895603&sr=1-15 excerpt and text search]
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* Cook, David. ''Robot Building for Beginners'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Robot-Building-Beginners-David-Cook/dp/1893115445/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257895515&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Cook, David. ''Robot Building for Beginners'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Robot-Building-Beginners-David-Cook/dp/1893115445/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257895515&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Launius, Roger D. and Howard E. McCurdy. ''Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel'' (2008)
* Launius, Roger D. and Howard E. McCurdy. ''Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel'' (2008)