The technology of building machines (robots) with computer intelligence and humanlike physical capabilities
Robotics is the science of designing and building robots. the study of how robots are made and used. Design, construction, and use of machines (robots) to perform tasks done traditionally by human beings. Robots are widely used in such industries as automobile manufacture to perform simple repetitive tasks, and in industries where work must be performed in environments hazardous to humans. Many aspects of robotics involve artificial intelligence; robots may be equipped with the equivalent of human senses such as vision, touch, and the ability to sense temperature. Some are even capable of simple decision making, and current robotics research is geared toward devising robots with a degree of self-sufficiency that will permit mobility and decision-making in an unstructured environment. Today's industrial robots do not resemble human beings; a robot in human form is called an android
A robot is "a reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialised devices through various programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks" (Robot Institute of America, 1979) Robotics involves engineering various strategies, involving hardware and software, whereby Artificial Intelligence might interact with the human environment in a productive and useful manner
A form of artificial Intelligence, robotic systems are used in healthcare in two main forms: they process sensory input from haptic interfaces and/or allow surgeons to act with more accuracy than the unassisted human hand Robotic systems with miniaturized cameras and precision laser surgical instruments are now used to conduct minimally invasive surgery right down to the cellular level
"the application of any computer-controlled machine that can be programmed to move or carry out work "*
The technology developed to combine software, mechanical manipulators, sensors, controllers and computers to provide programmable automation
Tools that drive biotechnical manufacturing of food and fiber, and cloned beefsteaks grown in nutrient tanks that could provide consistent, high-quality protein without breeding, feeding, and caring for cattle Similar processes for other products eliminate the plant or animal as intermediary between raw nutrients and the dinner table Robotics and biotechnology could make a crucial difference for rural communities Under the teleological paradigm, such technologies can be organized and structured to provide employment, services, and amenities for an educated, enlightened rural population