Robotics
Robotics
Robotics (/roʊˈbɒtɪks/) is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and others. Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
Etymology
The term "robotics" was derived from the word "robot", which was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), published in 1920. The word "robot" comes from the Slavic word "robota", which means "forced labor".
Related Terms
- Artificial Intelligence - The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.
- Automation - The technology by which a process or procedure is performed with minimal human assistance.
- Cybernetics - The study of how automatic control systems, such as the brain and computers, can be used to manage and organize machines, including robots.
- Mechatronics - An interdisciplinary area of engineering that combines mechanical and electrical engineering and computer science. A typical mechatronic system picks up signals from the environment, processes them to generate output signals, transforming them for example into forces, motions and actions.
- Nanorobotics - The technology of creating machines or robots at or close to the microscopic scale of a nanometer (10−9 meters).
- Robot Surgery - The use of robots in performing surgery. It involves the use of a mechanical device as an interface between the surgeon and the patient.
- Telepresence - A set of technologies which allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance of being present, or to have an effect, via telerobotics, at a place other than their true location.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Robotics
- Wikipedia's article - Robotics
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