"Robotics involves the design, construction, operation, and use of robots."
The process of designing and constructing robots, including hardware and software components, to perform specific tasks or functions.
Mechanical Engineering: The study and application of mechanics, motion, and energy to design and build robots.
Electronics: The branch of physics that deals with the study of electric circuits, electronics, and their applications in robots.
Computer Science: The study of algorithms, computer programming, and software engineering to build the software components of robots.
Control Systems Engineering: The study of how to design, build and evaluate feedback control systems used in robots.
Sensors and Sensor Networks: The study of sensors, sensor networks, and signal processing applied to robotics.
Artificial Intelligence: The study of how robot systems can learn, recognize patterns, and make decisions.
Embedded Systems: The study of the design and development of computer systems dedicated to autonomous robots.
Robotics Software: The study of software engineering and programming languages required in robotics applications.
Materials Science: The study of properties of materials required for the construction of robots.
Human-Robot Interaction: The study of the interactions and cooperation between robots and humans.
Concurrent Engineering: The study of how teams of engineers can work together efficiently to build robots.
Design for Manufacturing: The study of how to design robotic systems that can be effectively manufactured.
Kinematics: The study of the motion and geometry of robots in motion.
Dynamics: The study of the forces and changes in motion of the robotic systems.
Mechatronics: The study of the integration of mechanical and electronic systems with the control systems of robots.
Strength and Durability: The study of how durable and resilient the robotic systems are in various environments.
Robotics Ethics: The study of ethical considerations in the development and use of robotic technology.
Wheeled robots: Robots that move on wheels, mostly used for transportation and mobility.
Legged robots: Robots that have legs instead of wheels, used for uneven terrain and walking.
Humanoid robots: Robots that resemble humans in appearance and movements, used for research and entertainment purposes.
Swarm robots: A group of robots that work together to perform a task, used in agriculture and manufacturing.
Industrial robots: Robots used in manufacturing and production lines, used for repetitive tasks.
Medical robots: Robots used in hospitals and healthcare facilities for surgeries and other procedures.
Service robots: Robots that provide customer service, assistance, and entertainment in industries such as hospitality and retail.
Military robots: Robots used for military operations such as surveillance, reconnaissance, and bomb disposal.
Underwater robots: Robots designed to work underwater, used for exploring ocean depths.
Space robots: Robots designed to operate in space, used for space exploration and satellite maintenance.
Flying robots: Robots that can fly using wings or rotors, used for surveillance and aerial photography.
Autonomous robots: Robots that can operate without human intervention or guidance, used for transportation and surveillance.
Educational robots: Robots designed for educational purposes to teach programming and engineering to students.
Entertainment robots: Robots designed to provide entertainment to people, such as robotic pets and toys.
Personal robots: Robots designed for personal use in homes or personal spaces, such as robotic vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers.
"The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans."
"Robotics integrates fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, information engineering, mechatronics engineering, electronics, biomedical engineering, computer engineering, control systems engineering, software engineering, mathematics, etc."
"Robots can be used in many situations for many purposes."
"Today, many are used in dangerous environments (including inspection of radioactive materials, bomb detection and deactivation), manufacturing processes, or where humans cannot survive (e.g., in space, underwater, in high heat, and clean up and containment of hazardous materials and radiation)."
"Robots can take any form, but some are made to resemble humans in appearance."
"Such robots attempt to replicate walking, lifting, speech, cognition, or any other tasks mainly performed by a human."
"Many of today's robots are inspired by nature, contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics."
"Certain robots require user input to operate, while other robots function autonomously."
"Research into the functionality and potential uses of robots did not grow substantially until the 20th century."
"It has been frequently assumed by various scholars, inventors, engineers, and technicians that robots will one day be able to mimic human behavior and manage tasks in a human-like fashion."
"Today, robotics is a rapidly growing field, as technological advances continue."
"Researching, designing, and building new robots serve various practical purposes, whether domestically, commercially, or militarily."
"Many robots are built to do jobs that are hazardous to people, such as defusing bombs, finding survivors in unstable ruins, and exploring mines and shipwrecks."
"Robotics is also used in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as a teaching aid."
"Robotics integrates fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, information engineering, mechatronics engineering, electronics, biomedical engineering, computer engineering, control systems engineering, software engineering, mathematics, etc."
"Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of electronics and communication, computer science and engineering."
"Many are used in dangerous environments (including inspection of radioactive materials, bomb detection and deactivation), manufacturing processes, or where humans cannot survive."
"Robots can do various jobs that a human might not be able to do."
"Robots are designed to help and assist humans."