Wikipedia:WikiProject Robotics/Assessment/Importance scale

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Priority ! Description ! Concepts ^{of AI, of sensing, of Locomotion etc.} ! Robotic devices and sub-systems ^{Hardware/Software: of AI, of sensing, of locomotion etc} ! People, companies and events ^{Such as: Mitchie, Lightwood controversy, Honda, DARPA challenge} ! Robots ^{Such as: Freddy II, ASIMO, AUV Sentry}
{{Top-Class\|category=Category:Top-importance Robotics articles}} \| An absolute "must-have" robotics article. [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Robotics&importance=Top-Class All Top-importance robotics articles] \| Top 10–15 conceptual articles \| \| Top 10–15 key historical figures, roboticists and others who achieved significant firsts Major robotics manufacturers \|
{{High-Class\|category=Category:High-importance Robotics articles}} \| Very much needed, even vital, robotics articles. [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=robotics&importance=High-Class All High-importance robotics articles] \| Main robotics concepts, robots or robotics components \| High-profile single robots and robotic devices or parts \| Roboticists and robots of above-average notability \|
{{Mid-Class\|category=Category:Mid-importance Robotics articles}} \| Adds further depth, but not vital to robotics. [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=Mid-Class&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All Mid-importance robotics articles] \| Most well-known concepts and components of robotics \| Most non-routine robotic devices, parts or robots \| All professional people who took part in a robotics, and aren't high or top importance \|
{{Low-Class\|category=Category:Low-importance Robotics articles}} \| Not at all essential, or can be covered adequately by other articles. [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=Low-Class&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All Low-importance robotics articles] \| Most robotics subsystems or robots \|Routine robotics, many non-unique robots \|Professional scientists who have taken part in robotics, people not crucially related to robotics. \| Cancelled robots Past robots
{{NA-Class\|category=Category:NA-importance_Robotics_articles}} \| style="text-align: center;" \| Importance not applicable [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=NA&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All NA importance Robotics articles] \| colspan="5" \| This is used for articles which do not have an intrinsic importance. Such articles are usually Categories that group articles together rather than assign importance. For example "Robots in the 1980s" may not have importance whereas Robots in 1973 may well have specific robots and events that have attached importance or significance.
{{Unknown-Class\|Category:Unknown-importance_Robotics_articles}} \| style="text-align: center;" \| [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=Unknown&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All unknown importance Robotics articles] \| colspan="5" \| This rating is not used. There is a :Category:Unknown-importance Robotics articles for articles which have a robotics rating, but no importance level has been assigned: editors should feel free either to assign an importance level (Low-Priority or higher) or, if they are outside the project's scope, to remove the robotics banner from these articles. Comment: Some articles are not relevant enough to the robotics project to need a rating.

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|+ Roboassess - robotics articles importance ratings

Priority

! Description

! Concepts

^{of AI, of sensing, of Locomotion etc.}

! Robotic devices and sub-systems

^{Hardware/Software: of AI, of sensing, of locomotion etc}

! People, companies and events

^{Such as: Mitchie, Lightwood controversy, Honda, DARPA challenge}

! Robots

^{Such as: Freddy II, ASIMO, AUV Sentry}

| An absolute "must-have" robotics article.

[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Robotics&importance=Top-Class All Top-importance robotics articles]

Top 10–15 conceptual articles

Top 10–15 key historical figures, roboticists and others who achieved significant firsts
Major robotics manufacturers

{{High-Class|category=Category:High-importance Robotics articles}}

| Very much needed, even vital, robotics articles.

[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=robotics&importance=High-Class All High-importance robotics articles]

| Main robotics concepts, robots or robotics components

| High-profile single robots and robotic devices or parts

| Roboticists and robots of above-average notability

| Adds further depth, but not vital to robotics.

[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=Mid-Class&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All Mid-importance robotics articles]

| Most well-known concepts and components of robotics

| Most non-routine robotic devices, parts or robots

| All professional people who took part in a robotics, and aren't high or top importance

| Not at all essential, or can be covered adequately by other articles.

[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=Low-Class&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All Low-importance robotics articles]

| Most robotics subsystems or robots

|Routine robotics, many non-unique robots

|Professional scientists who have taken part in robotics, people not crucially related to robotics.

Cancelled robots
Past robots

| style="text-align: center;" | Importance not applicable

[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=NA&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All NA importance Robotics articles]

| colspan="5" |

This is used for articles which do not have an intrinsic importance. Such articles are usually Categories that group articles together rather than assign importance. For example "Robots in the 1980s" may not have importance whereas Robots in 1973 may well have specific robots and events that have attached importance or significance.

| style="text-align: center;" |

[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Robotics&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=Unknown&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality All unknown importance Robotics articles]

| colspan="5" | This rating is not used. There is a :Category:Unknown-importance Robotics articles for articles which have a robotics rating, but no importance level has been assigned: editors should feel free either to assign an importance level (Low-Priority or higher) or, if they are outside the project's scope, to remove the robotics banner from these articles.

Comment: Some articles are not relevant enough to the robotics project to need a rating.