Chapter_6_Z-Notes
Chapter_6_Z-Notes
Emerging E ciency
Technologies
Automated Systems
Automated Systems are a combination of
Robotics
software and hardware that are designed to Robotics is the branch of computer science
function without any human intervention. that brings together the design, construction
Process of Automated Systems - and the operation of robots.
Inputs are taken by sensors and they are Isaac Asimov’s Laws of Robotics -
sent to the microprocessor. The data is A robot may not injure a human through
usually analogue, so it has to go through action or inaction
Analouge- to-Digital Converter (ADC) A robot must obey orders given by
The microprocessor processes the data humans unless it comes into con ict with
and takes the necessary decisions based Law 1
on it’s program a robot must protect itself, unless this
The actions are then executed by the con icts with law 1.
actuators (Motors, wheels and so on) Characteristics of a robot -
Advantages and Disadvantages of Automated Ability to sense their surroundings
Systems Have a degree of movement
Programmable
Advantages Disadvantages
NOTE - ROBOTS DO NOT POSSESS AI, THEY TEND
Types of Robots -
Any changes can Any computerised
Independent - Have no human
be identi ed
fi systems are prone to
intervention, They can completely replace
quickly attacks
humans
Over-Reliance on Dependent - Needs human intervention
Less Expensive automated systems may through an interface, can supplement but
in the long run cause humans to lose can’t completely replace humans
skills Advantages and Disadvantages of Robots
Advantages Disadvantages - AI that is developed to mimic
human knowledge and experiences. They are
Robots can nd it
Robots can work usually used for answering questioning using
di cult to do non-
24/7 knowledge and inference.
standard tasks
They have many applications including
Arti cial Intelligence machines are trained to learn from their past
experiences.
AI is the branch of computer science dealing Di erence Between AI and Machine Learning
Types of AI
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