Robot (robot, robota - "forced labor") - an automatic device created by the principles of recognition, retention and movement of objects in harmful, dangerous or other environments, designed to perform a variety of operations for production, which operates according to a pre-programmed program and receives information about the position and condition of the surrounding space by means of sensors (technical analogues of the sense organs of living organisms), the robot independently carries out production and other auxiliary Perfectly satisfying production needs, partially or completely replacing human labor. At the same time, the robot can both have a connection with the operator to receive commands from it (manual control) and operate autonomously, in accordance with the laid-down program (automatic control).