Learn in the textbookFundamental Concepts of IoT and Embedded Systems
DefinitionA robot (ロボット) is a machine that grasps its surroundings with sensors, decides with an internal computer, and moves on its own using motors and similar parts.
ExplanationBesides industrial robots that assemble parts in factories, there are robots that clean floors at home and robots that talk with people, so their uses are wide. Their movements are controlled by the embedded system inside the machine.
Memory hookThe word was born in a play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek and comes from the Czech robota, meaning labor.