Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and software engineering
that is concerned with integrating electrical and mechanical
engineering to create hybrid systems. In this way, machines can be
automated through the use of electric motors, servo-mechanisms,
and other electrical systems in conjunction with special software.
A
common example of a mechatronics system is a CD-ROM drive. Mechanical
systems open and close the drive, spin the CD and move the laser, while
an optical system reads the data on the CD and converts it to bits. Integrated software controls the process and communicates the contents of the CD to the computer.
Robotics is the application of mechatronics to create robots, which
are often used in industry to perform tasks that are dangerous,
unpleasant, or repetitive. These robots may be of any shape and size,
but all are preprogrammed and interact physically with the world. To
create a robot, an engineer typically employs kinematics (to determine
the robot's range of motion) and mechanics (to determine the stresses
within the robot).
Robots are used extensively in industrial engineering.
They allow businesses to save money on labor, perform tasks that are
either too dangerous or too precise for humans to perform them
economically, and to ensure better quality. Many companies employ assembly lines of robots,especially in Automotive Industries and some factories are so robotized that they can run by themselves. Outside the factory, robots have been employed in bomb disposal, space exploration, and many other fields. Robots are also sold for various residential applications.
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