Robotics

Robotics is defined as the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots. A robot is a machine that can perform complex actions automatically. Robotics also deals with the computer systems that have the capability to control the robots through programming. Mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, and computer science are all incorporated in robotics. The use of robotics has proved to be extremely helpful to humans over the past years because robots have been made that have the capability of performing important and or hazardous jobs. The programming (explained in the post titled "Programming,") of algorithms is what enables robots to perform the functions that they do. In order for these robots to function automatically, they must be fueled by a source of power. A few of the various sources of power that allow robots to work are batteries, hydraulics, and even complex power sources such as organic garbage (through anaerobic digestion). Robotics is an extremely intricate and complicated branch of technology that will surely be beneficial to humans as we discover more about it.