We have had a look at the autonomous robotic architecture. Manual robotics also deal with a similar architecture; the only difference being that we have a fully-fledged controller that is responsible for most of the action:

There isn't much of a difference between the architecture discussed here and the one discussed in Chapter 5, Autonomous Robotics with Intel Edison. We've added a receiver and a transmitter unit here which would have been present in the earlier use case as well. When dealing with robotics, the entire architecture falls under the same roof.

Manual robotics may not be limited to only manual robots. It may be a blend of manual and autonomous functionality, because a fully manual robot may not typically be called a robot. However, we are aware of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Sometimes the terminology may define them as robots, but until, and unless, they don't have at least some manual functionality, they may not be referred to as robots. This chapter mainly deals with UGVs, and like every robot or UGV, we need a sturdy chassis.