I-manipulator sisixhobo esisebenza ngokuzenzekelayo esinokulinganisa imisebenzi ethile yesandla nengalo ukuze sibambe, sithwale izinto okanye sisebenzise izixhobo ngokweenkqubo ezimiselweyo. I-manipulator yirobhothi yokuqala yemizi-mveliso, kodwa ikwayirobhothi yokuqala yanamhlanje, ingathatha indawo yomsebenzi onzima wabantu ukufezekisa ukwenziwa koomatshini kunye nokwenza imveliso ngokuzenzekelayo, ingasebenza kwindawo enobungozi ukukhusela ukhuseleko lomntu, kwaye isetyenziswa kakhulu kwimveliso yoomatshini, i-metallurgy, i-elektroniki, imboni yokukhanya kunye namandla e-athomu nakwamanye amasebe.
Yenziwe ngokusekelwe kwiirobhothi zamandulo ezazivela kwiintsuku zokuqala, uphando lweerobhothi lwaqala phakathi kwinkulungwane yama-20, ngophuhliso lwetekhnoloji yeekhompyutha kunye ne-automation, ingakumbi ukusukela oko kwafika ikhompyutha yokuqala yedijithali ngo-1946, iikhompyutha zenze inkqubela phambili emangalisayo ukuya kwicala lesantya esiphezulu, amandla amakhulu kunye nexabiso eliphantsi. Kwangaxeshanye, isidingo esingxamisekileyo semveliso enkulu sikhuthaze inkqubela phambili yetekhnoloji ye-automation, eye yabeka isiseko sophuhliso lweerobhothi.
Kwelinye icala, uphando lwetekhnoloji yamandla enyukliya lufuna oomatshini abathile abasebenzayo ukuze baphathe izinto ezinemisebe endaweni yabantu. Kwimeko yale mfuno, i-United States yavelisa i-manipulator elawulwa kude ngo-1947, kunye ne-manipulator yoomatshini kunye ne-manipulator ngo-1948. I-manipulator yaqala ukuphuhliswa e-United States. Ngo-1954, i-United States Devor yaqala ukuphakamisa ingcamango yeerobhothi zoshishino yaza yafaka isicelo se-patent. Ingongoma ephambili ye-patent kukulawula umdibaniso werobhothi ngoncedo lwetekhnoloji ye-servo, ukusebenzisa isandla somntu ukufundisa irobhothi, kwaye irobhothi inokufezekisa irekhodi kunye nokuveliswa kwakhona kwesenzo.
Oku kubizwa ngokuba yirobhothi yokufundisa nokumela. Phantse zonke iirobhothi ezikhoyo zisebenzisa le ndlela yokulawula. Ngo-1958, i-United States Control Company yavelisa irobhothi yokuqala yerobhothi ejikelezayo. Iimodeli zokuqala ezisebenzayo njengeemveliso zerobhothi yi-"VERSTRAN" eyasungulwa yi-AMF kunye ne-"UNIMATE" eyasungulwa yi-UNIMATION ngo-1962. Ezi robhothi zoshishino zenziwe ikakhulu ngezandla neengalo ezifana nezomntu, ezinokuthatha indawo yomsebenzi onzima wabantu ukufezekisa ukwenziwa koomatshini kunye nokuzisebenzela ngokuzenzekelayo kwemveliso, kwaye zinokusebenza kwiindawo ezinobungozi ukukhusela ukhuseleko lomntu, ngoko ke isetyenziswa kakhulu kwimveliso yoomatshini, isinyithi, i-elektroniki, imboni yokukhanya kunye namandla e-athomu kunye namanye amasebe.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Epreli-02-2024

