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'''Robotics''' is the science of designing, building, and using [[ | '''Robotics''' is the science of designing, building, and using [[robots]] for a set of tasks. A relatively young field, Robotics draws from many fields of engineering, incluiding [[mechanical engineering]], [[electrical engineering]], [[computer science]], and [[mathematics]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The term "Robotics" was first attributed to [[Isaac Asimov]], a university professor and [[ | The term "Robotics" was first attributed to [[Isaac Asimov]], a university professor and [[science fiction]] writer, in his short story ''[[Liar!]]'', published in 1941. | ||
Unusually, the driving force for much development in robotics may be due the efforts of [[ | Unusually, the driving force for much development in robotics may be due the efforts of [[science fiction]] authors. Authors such as [[Isaac Asimov|Asimov]] esentially defined the popular perception of a robot, and their works may have been the inspiration for the current genereation of roboticists. Recently, robots have appeared in mainstream movies such as ''[[I, Robot]]'', ''[[Bicentennial Man]]'', and '[[Artificial Intelligence]]''. | ||
==Related Fields== | ==Related Fields== | ||
[[Computer vision]] | * [[Computer science]] | ||
* [[Computer vision]] | |||
[[Control]] | * [[Control]] | ||
* [Electronics]] | |||
* [[Kinematics]] | |||
[[Kinematics]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://trueforce.com/Articles/Robot_History.htm A History Timeline of Robotics] | |||
[[Category: CZ Live]] | [[Category: CZ Live]] | ||
[[Category:Robotics Workgroup]] | [[Category:Robotics Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 13 May 2007
Robotics is the science of designing, building, and using robots for a set of tasks. A relatively young field, Robotics draws from many fields of engineering, incluiding mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and mathematics.
History
The term "Robotics" was first attributed to Isaac Asimov, a university professor and science fiction writer, in his short story Liar!, published in 1941.
Unusually, the driving force for much development in robotics may be due the efforts of science fiction authors. Authors such as Asimov esentially defined the popular perception of a robot, and their works may have been the inspiration for the current genereation of roboticists. Recently, robots have appeared in mainstream movies such as I, Robot, Bicentennial Man, and 'Artificial Intelligence.
Related Fields
- Computer science
- Computer vision
- Control
- [Electronics]]
- Kinematics