How Robotics works - Navo

• Human beings are made up of five major components:
•  body structure, A muscle system to move the body structure,  A sensory system that receives information about the body and the surrounding environment,  
• A power source to activate the muscles and sensors,  
A brain system that processes sensory information and tells the muscles what to do.

• A robot is made up of the very same components. A typical robot has a movable physical structure, a motor of some sort, a sensor system, a power supply and a computer "brain" that controls all of these elements. Essentially, robots are man-made versions of animal life -- they are machines that replicate human and animal behavior.
• The vast majority of robots do have several qualities in common. First of all, almost all robots have a movable body. Some only have motorized wheels, and others have dozens of movable segments, typically made of metal or plastic. Like the bones in your body, the individual segments are connected together with joints.
• The robot's computer controls everything attached to the circuit. To move the robot, the computer switches on all the necessary motors and valves. Most robots are re-programmable to change the robot's behavior, you simply write a new program to its computer.