Robotics

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Industrial robot

Toyota assembly line

Robotic arms and workers in protective gear assemble a car body on an automobile manufacturing line in Russia, surrounded by machinery and cables.

Learn about Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics

See how researchers developed a fully maneuverable fish robot modeled on the electric fish

Learn about an origami robot that forms itself, execute a variety of tasks, and then disappears by degradation

See how robotic fingers controlled by sensor glove, aids the wearer to perform tasks with one hand, which usually requires two hands

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article thoroughly revised.	Aman Kumar	Sep 29, 2026
	Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The future of robotics.	Emily Rodriguez	Aug 20, 2026
	Add new Web site: PNAS - On the use of simulation in robotics: Opportunities, challenges, and suggestions for moving forward.	Grace Young	Nov 06, 2025
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Robotics and AI - A Review of Future and Ethical Perspectives of Robotics and AI.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 04, 2025
	Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Robotics for Biological and Medical Application (PDF).	Yamini Chauhan	Apr 09, 2025
	Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - A Study on the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.	Yamini Chauhan	Sep 27, 2024
	Add new Web site: Stanford University - Department of Computer Science - Robotics and Motion Planning.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 12, 2024
	Links and photos added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 12, 2023
	Add new Web site: Computer History Museum - AI and Robotics.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 15, 2023
	Add new Web site: Academia - Robotics.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 02, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The future of robotics.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 26, 2022
	New media added.	Barbara A. Schreiber	Feb 02, 2021
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Feb 21, 2020
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Robotics.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 05, 2011
	Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Robotics.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 05, 2011
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Advantages of Robotics.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 05, 2011
	Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - History of Robotics.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 05, 2011
	New article added.	William L. Hosch	Mar 13, 2009