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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.
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Origin YearIsaac 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 ConcernDesigning autonomous or remotely operated machines that perform physical tasks with minimal human intervention, spanning mechanical, electrical and software engineering. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Robotics
Wikimedia FoundationDesign sectionQuote, 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
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Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots.
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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.
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Artificial Intelligence, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Artificial Intelligence, Lead section
Robotic programs can be run by remote control, artificial intelligence (AI), or a hybrid of the two.
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Computer Vision, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Computer Vision, Lead section
Pattern recognition and computer vision can be used to track objects.
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Embedded Systems, Lead sectionView the Source Wikipedia: George Devol
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: George Devol, Introduction, quoting the National Inventors Hall of FameQuote, 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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