Robotics
Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots.
Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...
is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots. Robotics is related to the
science
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s of
electronics
Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...
,
engineering
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,
mechanics
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, and
software
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the Execution (computing), execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications.
The history of software is closely tied to the development of digital comput ...
.
United States
Robots of the United States include simple household robots such as Roomba to sophisticated autonomous aircraft such as the MQ-9 Reaper that cost 18 million dollars per unit. The first industrial robot, robot company and exoskeletons as well as the first dynamically balancing, organic, and nanoscale robots originate from the United States.
Japan
Japan has a long robotics history and high reputation in the robotics area. Approximately 700,000 industrial robots were used all over the world in 1995, of which 500,000 was used only in Japan.
See also
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List of robots
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Robotics in China
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Robotics in Iran
References
External links
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