How is mechatronics used in robotics?
Mechatronics has been linked to robotics since its inception. Having multiple systems working together and communicating smoothly has allowed robots to progress from a robotic arm used in die-casting to an artificial intelligence-based humanoid robot. Unimate is widely regarded as the world's first industrial automation. Unimate was the first mass-produced robot used for factory automation, with its first prototype published in 1958. General Motors used Unimate in the die-casting process, which involved extracting hot metal automotive parts from a die, a dangerous job for humans. The first full-scale humanoid robot , WABOT-1, was introduced in 1971. The robot could communicate in Japanese, walk, and grasp objects. WABOT-2 was released in 1980 with the goal of showing more “human-like intelligence and dexterity” by being able to play a keyboard. ASIMO, dubbed the "world's most humanoid robot," was developed by Honda in 2000. ASIMO was able to walk on various surface...