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robotics

vr.tr.robotics · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain robotics and its subfields and technologies, describe applications and current state, support learning and project questions, and present debates on ethics, safety and employment with attribution.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain robotics and its subfields and technologies, describe applications and current state, support learning and project questions, and present debates on ethics, safety and employment with attribution.

The interdisciplinary field of engineering and science concerned with the design, construction, operation and use of robots, combining mechanical, electrical and control engineering with computer science and artificial intelligence, in subfields such as industrial and manufacturing robotics, mobile robotics, social and cognitive robotics, human-robot interaction, medical and service robotics, and emerging areas such as soft robotics; robotics is applied in factories, logistics, healthcare, exploration and homes and raises questions of safety, ethics and employment.

What it is for: Design and use of robots.

It can be explain subfields and technologies; describe applications; support learning and projects; present debates.

Distinguishing features

Interdisciplinary

Sensing, planning, actuation

Physical embodiment

Rapid development

What it looks like

Not physical; a field producing robots.

How it is recognised

Engineering and science of robots

Industrial, mobile, social, medical, soft

Automation is broader; artificial intelligence is a component; mechatronics overlaps

Related models

is a kind of - category

mechatronics

is related to - perception for robots

sensor

is related to - actuator design

mechanical efficiency

is related to - open robotics software

free software

In practice

Families and kinds

industrial and manufacturing robotics

mobile and field robotics

social and cognitive robotics

medical and service robotics

research areas such as soft and swarm robotics

Standards and regulation

Robot safety standards

Medical device regulation for surgical robots

Emerging regulation of autonomous systems

Failure modes and hazards

Safety incidents with robots

Overhyped capabilities

Unattributed claims about employment effects

Also called

human–robot interactionCognitive roboticsManufacturing roboticsNecroboticssocial roboticsmobile roboticsQuantum roboticsopen-source roboticsUrology roboticsteleroboticsItalian roboticsmicroboticssoft roboticsswarm roboticsbioroboticsRobot planningadaptable roboticsAnt roboticsanthroboticsBehavior-based roboticsbio-inspired roboticsnanoroboticsArticulated soft roboticsJapanese roboticsFog roboticsbiomorphic robotics

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What robotics is.

Engineering.

Concept

Concept and subfields.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What is robotics, and how do industrial, mobile, social, medical and other subfields differ? definition
  2. Which subfield is meant? boundary

Technology

Core technologies.

Technology

Technology.

  1. How do sensing, perception, planning, control and actuation combine in a robot? definition
  2. Which entry fits control engineering? action
Apply Applications and projects.

Practice.

Applications

Applications.

Applications

Applications.

  1. How are robots used in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, agriculture, exploration and homes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific application? action

Build

Building robots.

Build

Building.

  1. How can a robotics project be approached, from platforms and software to safety? action
  2. Which entry fits robot software frameworks? action
Society Ethics and society.

Attribution.

Ethics

Ethics and safety.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. What ethical and safety questions does robotics raise, and what standards and debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Employment

Employment.

Employment

Employment.

  1. What does research say about robotics and employment, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Which findings are contested? boundary
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did robotics develop from early automata and industrial arms to modern autonomous robots? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can robotics be taught in schools and universities? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each subfield be a separate entry?
  • How should standards be linked?
  • How should research literature be linked?
Draft as JSON