Robots and Robotics

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• In a robotic control system, what is the primary purpose of feedback from an encoder?
• What does the term "degree of freedom" mean in robotics?
• Which robotic technology enables a mobile robot to build a map while estimating its own position within that map?
• Why are collaborative robots often equipped with force or torque sensing?
• Match each robotic component with its primary function.
• Match each robot type with a typical application.
• Match each robotics term with its best description.
• Match each robotics safety measure with its purpose.