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Data
by Graham Betts - Sunday, 21 August 2005, 07:54 AM
 Data is the raw unprocessed facts. For a robot this means the unprocessed input from sensory devices
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Discrete System
by Graham Betts - Sunday, 21 August 2005, 09:40 AM
  An automated manufacturing system that performs a single task in a small time interval. Something set to a timer would be an example such as a tea making machine set to turn on at a particular time or a breadmaker which makes fresh bread ready for a particular time. These systems are not robotic in the sense that they do not adapt to there environments rather than perform a set task. HSC Notes
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Domestic Robots
by Graham Betts - Sunday, 21 August 2005, 08:24 AM
 

Domestic robots are robots that are designed for use around the home (domestic). Examples of these already in production are robot vacuum cleaners and robot lawn mowers. Household robots are starting to take off, Farewell lawnmower... hello robot., Fledgling robot industry aims to fly high, Home invasion fuels robot explosion.

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