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| Algorithm | A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, especially by a computer. |
| Automation | The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans. |
| Controller | In robotics, a tiny computer that acts as the robot’s brain and contains the computer program. |
| Computer program | In robotics, a set of coded instructions the robot must follow. |
| Debug | The process of detecting and eliminating a device’s malfunctions. |
| Economics | A social science that deals with production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. |
| Electric | Containing, producing, arising from, or actuated by electricity. |
| End effector | The component of a robot that comes into contact with the work piece and does the actual work on it. Also known as the hand. |
| Ethical | Conforming to an established set of principles or accepted professional standards of conduct. |
| Factory | A building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or producing goods. |
| Hydraulic | Operated by the action of water or other fluids. |
| Impact | The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated, and others are unanticipated. |
| Limitation | Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment. |
| Maintenance | The upkeep of industrial facilities and equipment and/or software. |
| Manipulators | An arm-like mechanism on a robotic system which grabs and moves objects with a number of degrees of freedom under automatic control. |
| Power supply | In robotics, provides power to the robot; may supply electricity, hydraulic power, or pneumatic power. |
| Pneumatic | Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas. |
| Programmer | A person who writes and tests computer programs. |
| Reprogram | The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions, especially a computer program. |
| Robot | A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls. |
| Robotics | Technology dealing with the design, construction, and operation of robots in automation. |
| Society | A community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests. |
| Trade-off | A balancing of factors, all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up of one thing in return for another. |
| Troubleshoot | The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment. |
| Workforce | The people available for work in a particular area, firm, or industry. |
| Work envelope | The space within which a robotic arm can move. |
