Components of robots

• Mechanical platforms -- or hardware base is a mechanical device, such as a wheeled platform, arm, fixed frame or other construction, capable of interacting with its environment and any other mechanism involve with his capabilities and uses.
• Sensors systems is a special feature that rest on or around the robot. This device would be able to provide judgment to the controller with relevant information about the environment and give useful feedback to the robot.
• Joints provide more versatility to the robot itself and are not just a point that connects two links or parts that can flex, rotate, revolve and translate. Joints play a very crucial role in the ability of the robot to move in different directions providing more degree of freedom.
• The controller functions as the "brain" of the robot. Robots today have controllers that are run by programs - sets of instructions written in code. In other words, it is a computer used to command the robot memory and logic. So it, be able to work independently and automatically.
• Power Source is the main source of energy to fulfill all the robots needs. It could be a source of direct current as a battery, or alternate current from a power plant, solar energy, hydraulics or gas.
• Artificial intelligence represents the ability of computers to "think" in ways similar to human beings. Present day "AI" does allow machines to mimic certain simple human thought processes, but can not begin to match the quickness and complexity of the brain. On the other hand, not all robots possess this type of capability. It requires a lot of programming and sophisticates controllers and sensorial ability of the robot to reach this level.