A robot is
a mechanical or virtual agent, usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by
a computer program or electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and
range from humanoids such as Honda's Advanced
Step in Innovative Mobility (ASIMO)
and Tosy's TOSY
Ping Pong Playing Robot (TOPIO) toindustrial robots, collectively
programmed 'swarm' robots,
and even microscopic nano robots. By
mimicking a lifelike appearance or automating movements, a robot may convey a
sense of intelligence or thought of
its own.
Robotics is
the branch of technology that
deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots,as well as computer systems for their
control, sensory feedback, and information processing. These technologies deal
with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous
environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance,
behavior, and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature
contributing to the field of bio-inspired
robotic.
Robotika adalah
satu cabang teknologi yang
berhubungan dengan desain, konstruksi, operasi, disposisi struktural,
pembuatan, dan aplikasi dari robot. Robotika
terkait dengan ilmu pengetahuan bidang elektronika, mesin,mekanika, dan perangkat lunak komputer.