Robotics is an incredible topic, but it is also incredibly complex, so to introduce it slowly, Chapter 1 will leave out all of the technical details.  I think it is important, before diving into the varying fields of research to get a good grasp of the broader definition of robotics – including where it came from, and where it is heading.

1. Robot Basics

• What is a robot?
• The 3Ds: Dirty, Dangerous, Dull
• Automation vs. Robotics
• Origins of the word ‘Robot’
• Asimov’s Three Laws
• Zeroth Law
• Loopholes to Asimov’s Laws
• A Multidisciplinary Field

2. Types of Robots

• Manipulators
• Short history of manipulators
• Articulated vs. Linear
• SCARA
• Cartesian
• Gantry
• PUMA
• Canadarm
• Fanuc
• Mobile

3. Robot Applications

• Healthcare
• Robotic Surgery
• Prosthetics
• Military
• More to be added….