| A | B |
| Articulated | Broken into sections by joints |
| Binaural hearing | Ability to determine the direction that sound is coming |
| Cartesian coordinate geometry | Axes are always perpendicular to each other |
| Degrees of freedom | number of ways a manipulator can move |
| Degrees of Rotation | clockwise or counterclockwise movement about an axis |
| Manipulators | technical term for robot arms |
| Resolution | visually differentiating between two objects |
| Revolute geometry | robot arm that moves in 3 dimensions, like a human arm |
| Sensitivity | ability to see in dim light |
| Telechir | a remotely controlled robots |