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Robotics

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Robotics is the interdisciplinary field of engineering and computer science concerned with designing, constructing, operating and using robots. It combines mechanical engineering, electrical circuits, power systems and software to build machines that assist humans across agriculture, manufacturing, medicine, space exploration and other domains. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origin Year
1961 1
Isaac Asimov coined the word robotics in his 1941 short story Liar!, but the field as an engineering discipline dates its practical origin to 1961, when Unimate, the first industrial robot, began operating on a General Motors production line.
Core Concern
Designing autonomous or remotely operated machines that perform physical tasks with minimal human intervention, spanning mechanical, electrical and software engineering. 1
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Associated With

Artificial Intelligence, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Robotics
Computer Vision, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Robotics
Embedded Systems, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Embedded system
Human-Robot Interaction, Fields

Human-robot interaction is a multidisciplinary field drawing explicitly on robotics.

Source Human-Robot Interaction (Wikipedia)
Neuromorphic Computing, Fields
Source Neuromorphic Computing (Wikipedia)

Includes

George Devol, Pioneers
Source Wikipedia: George Devol
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Robotics
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Design section
    Robotics usually combines four aspects of design work: a power source (e.g. a battery), mechanical construction, a control system (electrical circuits), and software
  • Lead paragraph
    Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots.
  • History section
    Much of the research in robotics focuses not on specific industrial tasks, but on investigations into new types of robots, alternative ways to think about or design robots, and new ways to manufacture them.
  • Associated With: Artificial Intelligence, Lead section
    Robotic programs can be run by remote control, artificial intelligence (AI), or a hybrid of the two.
  • Associated With: Computer Vision, Lead section
    Pattern recognition and computer vision can be used to track objects.
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Wikipedia: Embedded system
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Embedded Systems, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: George Devol
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: George Devol, Introduction, quoting the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Quote, Includes: George Devol, Introduction, quoting the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Devol's patent for the first digitally operated programmable robotic arm represents the foundation of the modern robotics industry.
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Human-Robot Interaction (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Human-Robot Interaction, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Human-Robot Interaction, Lead section
Human-robot interaction is a multidisciplinary field with contributions from human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, robotics, natural language processing, design, psychology and philosophy.
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Neuromorphic Computing (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Neuromorphic Computing, Lead section, applications sentence
Quote, Associated With: Neuromorphic Computing, Lead section, applications sentence
Neuromorphic systems aim to enhance energy efficiency and computational power for applications including artificial intelligence, robotics, pattern recognition, and sensory processing.
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