Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots. The objective of the robotics field is to create intelligent machines that can assist humans in a variety of ways.

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Robotics can take on a number of forms. A robot may resemble a human, or it may be in the form of a robotic application, such as robotic process automation (RPA), which simulates how humans engage with software to perform repetitive, rules-based tasks.

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Some additional applications for robotics are the following:

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• home electronics -- see Honda's ASIMO

• computer science/computer programming

• artificial intelligence

• data science

• law enforcement/military

• mechanical engineering -- see Massachusetts Institute of Technology Robotics

• mechatronics

• Nanotechnology

• bioengineering/healthcare

• aerospace -- see National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Urbie