International robotics scholars, from the application environment will also be divided into two categories of robots: industrial robots in the manufacturing environment and non-manufacturing environment of service and humanoid robots.
Chinese robotics experts, on the other hand, classify robots into two categories from the application environment: industrial robots and special robots.
Industrial robots are multi-jointed manipulators or multi-degree-of-freedom robots geared toward industry.
Specialty robots are all kinds of advanced robots other than industrial robots that are used in non-manufacturing industries and serve human beings. Including: service robots, underwater robots, entertainment robots, military robots, agricultural robots, robotized machines and so on.
In special robots, some branches of the rapid development, there is a tendency to become an independent system, such as service robots, underwater robots, military robots, micromanipulation robots and so on.
Generally speaking, the more common robots in life are the following ten kinds!
Housekeeping robots
Robots that can help people take care of their lives and do simple household chores.
Operational robots
Capable of automatic control, reprogrammable, multifunctional, with several degrees of freedom, fixed or moving, used in related automation systems.
Programmed Robot
Pre-requested order and conditions, in order to control the robot's mechanical movements.
Numerical Control Robot
The robot is taught by numerical values, language, etc., without having to move the robot, and the robot performs work based on the information taught.
Search and Rescue Robot
After a large-scale disaster, the robot can enter the ruins where people can't get in, scan the ruins with infrared rays, and transmit the information to the search and rescue personnel outside.
Teaching and reproducing robots
The robots are taught how to move through guidance or other means, and are fed into a work program, which is then repeated automatically.
Sensory-controlled robots
Use information obtained from sensors to control the robot's movements.
Adaptive Control Robot
A robot that adapts to changes in its environment and controls its own actions.
Learning-controlled robots
Robots that can "experience" the work experience, have a certain learning function, and use the "learned" experience in the work.
Intelligent Robot
A robot that uses artificial intelligence to determine its actions.