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Also known as robotic engineering

thumb|Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly, one of the first [[industrial robots (1990)]]

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Robotics is the field concerned with designing and building machines that can be programmed to perform tasks automatically, like the early industrial robots used for assembly work in factories. It matters because these programmable machines can handle repetitive, dangerous, or complex work more efficiently than humans alone, making manufacturing and other industries more productive and safer.

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10010554
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Design
  • Power source
  • Mechanical construction
  • Locomotion
  • Manipulators
  • Control system
  • Sensing
  • Software
  • Navigation and collision avoidance
  • Human–robot interaction
  • Applications
  • Employment concerns
  • Safety and health
  • Careers
  • Research
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly, one of the first [[industrial robots (1990)]]

Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. A roboticist is someone who specializes in robotics. Robotics usually combines four aspects of design work: a power source (e.g. a battery), mechanical construction, a control system (electrical circuits), and software (run by remote control or artificial intelligence).

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