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The subject of Robotics is relevant in the engineering curriculum today due to the ability of robots to perform incessant and dangerous work. A robot only makes sense when its intention is to relieve a human worker of a boring, unpleasant or too precise task. Normally, a robot is designed to assist a human worker. Contrary to what is generally believed, it is actually not faster than humans in most applications, but is able to maintain its speed for a long period. From this it results that the productivity increases if the quantity of pieces to be produced is very large. In addition, the intelligence of the most advanced robots of today does not approach the human. Therefore, introducing a robot into a process without a real understanding of the benefits it can provide would be disastrous and inadvisable.
The laws of robotics
A robot must not harm a human being or, by its inaction, let a human being suffer harm.
A robot must obey the orders given to it by a human being, except if they enter into conflict with the first law.
A robot must protect its own existence, unless it enters into conflict with the first two laws. Later, Fuller (1999) introduced a fourth law that says: 4. A robot may take the work of a human being, but must not leave this person unemployed.
Throughout the world, robots are used more extensively and extensively in the automotive industry. In recent times, however, in addition to this sector, a strong demand from the electronic components industry, the communication equipment industry and the computer industry are reinforcing the increase in market share.
