Robotics
noun
The study and use of robots in doing tasks.
She is studying robotics at the university.

Often appears as...
- robotics engineering
- robotics technology
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Academic
noun
The building and operating of robots.
He is interested in the field of robotics.

Often appears as...
- robotics competition
- robotics club
noun
The study and use of robots in doing tasks.
She is studying robotics at the university.

Often appears as...
- robotics engineering
- robotics technology
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The building and operating of robots.
He is interested in the field of robotics.

Often appears as...
- robotics competition
- robotics club
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Academic Focus
Robotics often appears in academic contexts related to science and technology studies.

Her robotics thesis won an award.
Professional Field
Robotics indicates a professional area of expertise in engineering and technology.

He landed a job in the cutting-edge field of robotics.
Task Automation
Robotics involves automation of tasks using robots, which might replace human labor.

Robotics can make factory work safer and more efficient.
Academic Focus
Robotics often appears in academic contexts related to science and technology studies.

Her robotics thesis won an award.
Professional Field
Robotics indicates a professional area of expertise in engineering and technology.

He landed a job in the cutting-edge field of robotics.
Task Automation
Robotics involves automation of tasks using robots, which might replace human labor.

Robotics can make factory work safer and more efficient.
Academic Focus
Robotics often appears in academic contexts related to science and technology studies.

Her robotics thesis won an award.
Professional Field
Robotics indicates a professional area of expertise in engineering and technology.

He landed a job in the cutting-edge field of robotics.
Task Automation
Robotics involves automation of tasks using robots, which might replace human labor.

Robotics can make factory work safer and more efficient.
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Heather Knight:...
about the intersection that I'm most excited about at this very moment, which is entertainment and robotics. So if we're trying to make robots that can be more expressive and that can connect better with us in society, maybe we should look to some of the human professionals of artificial emotion and personality
Video examples
Robert Wood: Robotic...
Perhaps, you have one of these in your house. Here's what might be the first useful, accessible robotic technology that you can use. The obligatory bullet points to tell you what we are working on and our view of the world in terms of the opportunities in robotics. The opportunities to get these things
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Make robots smarter -...
I never thought I'd have to understand things like child psychology, infant development. So, understanding that the way infants develop to children, develop to adults, and how they learn and interact is actually important for robotics. I didn't understand that I'd actually have to watch
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Military robots and the...
That raises another wrinkle when it comes to war and conflict. Good guys might play around and work on these as hobby kits, but so might bad guys. This cross between robotics and things like terrorism is going to be fascinating and even disturbing, and we've already seen it start.
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Self-assembly: The power...
It's a process that not only happens in the biological and chemical world, but is a phenomenon that can be seen from magnets to snowflakes, robotics, social networks, the formations of cities and galaxies, to name just a few. In biology and chemistry, self assembly is everywhere,
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Can Robots Learn to be...
years are the same things that robotics will provide now except that we have more more wisdom about the technology to do it better to make it you know to not just think about how these systems are going to improve our productivity and help us do do more but also think about
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Rethinking how we use...
from nonliving components and that may sound strange at first but if you think about things that have already been done in the artificial intelligence community or even with robotics essentially what these people are doing our building lifelike technologies but they began
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David Hanson: Robots...
Machines are becoming devastatingly capable of things like killing. Right? Those machines have no place for empathy. And there is billions of dollars being spent on that. Character robotics could plant the seed for robots that actually have empathy.
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A robot that runs and...
can really help. So what's biorobotics? Biorobotics is a very active field of research in robotics where people want to take inspiration from animals to make robots to go outdoors, like service robots or search and rescue robots or field robots.
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Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
this project also taught me an important When in doubt, when your path is blocked, pivot. And the last project also has to do with medical robotics. And this is something that's grown out of a system
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Heather Knight:...
about the intersection that I'm most excited about at this very moment, which is entertainment and robotics. So if we're trying to make robots that can be more expressive and that can connect better with us in society, maybe we should look to some of the human professionals of artificial emotion and personality
Video examples
Robert Wood: Robotic...
Perhaps, you have one of these in your house. Here's what might be the first useful, accessible robotic technology that you can use. The obligatory bullet points to tell you what we are working on and our view of the world in terms of the opportunities in robotics. The opportunities to get these things
Video examples
Make robots smarter -...
I never thought I'd have to understand things like child psychology, infant development. So, understanding that the way infants develop to children, develop to adults, and how they learn and interact is actually important for robotics. I didn't understand that I'd actually have to watch
Video examples
Military robots and the...
That raises another wrinkle when it comes to war and conflict. Good guys might play around and work on these as hobby kits, but so might bad guys. This cross between robotics and things like terrorism is going to be fascinating and even disturbing, and we've already seen it start.
Video examples
Self-assembly: The power...
It's a process that not only happens in the biological and chemical world, but is a phenomenon that can be seen from magnets to snowflakes, robotics, social networks, the formations of cities and galaxies, to name just a few. In biology and chemistry, self assembly is everywhere,
Video examples
Can Robots Learn to be...
years are the same things that robotics will provide now except that we have more more wisdom about the technology to do it better to make it you know to not just think about how these systems are going to improve our productivity and help us do do more but also think about
Video examples
Rethinking how we use...
from nonliving components and that may sound strange at first but if you think about things that have already been done in the artificial intelligence community or even with robotics essentially what these people are doing our building lifelike technologies but they began
Video examples
David Hanson: Robots...
Machines are becoming devastatingly capable of things like killing. Right? Those machines have no place for empathy. And there is billions of dollars being spent on that. Character robotics could plant the seed for robots that actually have empathy.
Video examples
A robot that runs and...
can really help. So what's biorobotics? Biorobotics is a very active field of research in robotics where people want to take inspiration from animals to make robots to go outdoors, like service robots or search and rescue robots or field robots.
Video examples
Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
this project also taught me an important When in doubt, when your path is blocked, pivot. And the last project also has to do with medical robotics. And this is something that's grown out of a system
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Quote examples
Katie Pavlich
American Journalist
Ivanka's work is never-ending. Whether it's meeting with workers looking to bridge a skills gap, visiting female engineers building innovative robotics, speaking to leaders around the world about the importance of female entrepreneurship and much more, Ivanka has been quietly racking up long-term successes for the country.

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Jo Swinson
British Politician
For so many in the UK, the social contract is broken - the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you'll reap the rewards. Advances in robotics, artificial intelligence and other technologies are just as capable of fixing the social contract as they are to weaken it further.

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Cynthia Breazeal
American Scientist
If you look at the field of robotics today, you can say robots have been in the deepest oceans, they've been to Mars, you know? They've been all these places, but they're just now starting to come into your living room. Your living room is the final frontier for robots.

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Pat Mitchell
American Businesswoman
TED Women will focus on the ideas and innovations championed by women and girls. These cover everything from community development to economic growth to biodynamic farming to robotics to medical treatments to the use of technology for personal safety and peace making.

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Mohammad bin Salman
Saudi Arabian Royalty
We will build the city from scratch. It will be drone-friendly and a center for the development of robotics. We want to create something different. Neom is a place for dreamers who want to create something new in the world, something extraordinary.

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David Hanson
American Inventor
Machines are becoming devastatingly capable of things like killing. Those machines have no place for empathy. There's billions of dollars being spent on that. Character robotics could plant the seed for robots that actually have empathy.

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Colin Angle
American Businessman
Robotics has been around forever, and it's been the next big thing forever, and it is so exciting and compelling that it's easy to get carried away. People almost always do, and that's one of the things that has held back the industry.

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Jensen Huang
Taiwanese Businessman
A.I. will make it possible for the Internet to directly engage people in the real world, through robotics and drones and little machines that will do smart things by themselves.

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Jan C. Ting
American Politician
Technology and robotics are advancing and will reduce the need for workers in the future.

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Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
I won a robotics championship when I was 13.

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Katie Pavlich
American Journalist
Ivanka's work is never-ending. Whether it's meeting with workers looking to bridge a skills gap, visiting female engineers building innovative robotics, speaking to leaders around the world about the importance of female entrepreneurship and much more, Ivanka has been quietly racking up long-term successes for the country.

Quote examples
Jo Swinson
British Politician
For so many in the UK, the social contract is broken - the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you'll reap the rewards. Advances in robotics, artificial intelligence and other technologies are just as capable of fixing the social contract as they are to weaken it further.

Quote examples
Cynthia Breazeal
American Scientist
If you look at the field of robotics today, you can say robots have been in the deepest oceans, they've been to Mars, you know? They've been all these places, but they're just now starting to come into your living room. Your living room is the final frontier for robots.

Quote examples
Pat Mitchell
American Businesswoman
TED Women will focus on the ideas and innovations championed by women and girls. These cover everything from community development to economic growth to biodynamic farming to robotics to medical treatments to the use of technology for personal safety and peace making.

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Mohammad bin Salman
Saudi Arabian Royalty
We will build the city from scratch. It will be drone-friendly and a center for the development of robotics. We want to create something different. Neom is a place for dreamers who want to create something new in the world, something extraordinary.

Quote examples
David Hanson
American Inventor
Machines are becoming devastatingly capable of things like killing. Those machines have no place for empathy. There's billions of dollars being spent on that. Character robotics could plant the seed for robots that actually have empathy.

Quote examples
Colin Angle
American Businessman
Robotics has been around forever, and it's been the next big thing forever, and it is so exciting and compelling that it's easy to get carried away. People almost always do, and that's one of the things that has held back the industry.

Quote examples
Jensen Huang
Taiwanese Businessman
A.I. will make it possible for the Internet to directly engage people in the real world, through robotics and drones and little machines that will do smart things by themselves.

Quote examples
Jan C. Ting
American Politician
Technology and robotics are advancing and will reduce the need for workers in the future.

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Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
I won a robotics championship when I was 13.

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