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I'd say a robot is "a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer."
by knodi123 9y ago
I'd say a robot is "a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer."
- LoSboccacc 9y agouhm, that would include a cnc lathe
- WJW 9y agoSo? Some of the high end ones, especially the one with arms for automated tool switching and stuff, I would definitely call robots.
- wbl 9y agoWhich replaced jigs, which replaced master machinists.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoMaster machinists weren’t replaced, they learned how to write G code. The underlying fundemental knowledge is still extremely valuable.
- dekhn 9y agoA fully automated CNC lathe with feedback is a robot.