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  1. Robot - Wikipedia

    A robot is a machine —especially one programmable by a computer —capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. [2] A robot can be guided by an external control …

  2. Robot | Definition, History, Uses, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 17, 2025 · A robot is any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner. …

  3. ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics

    The world's largest catalog of robots, drones, and self-driving cars, with thousands of photos, videos, tech specs, news, and information on how to get into robotics. Brought to you by IEEE …

  4. What is a Robot? - Education

    Feb 28, 2025 · Together, these ingredients are what make a robot different from other electronics and gadgets you might have around your house, like your computer, your washing machine, or …

  5. Robotics: What Are Robots? - Built In

    Oct 21, 2024 · Robotics is the intersection of science, engineering and technology that produces machines, called robots, that replicate or substitute for human actions. Robots perform basic …

  6. How do robots work? - Explain that Stuff

    Jul 19, 2025 · Imagine a robot that can play Beethoven sonatas like a concert pianist, perform high-precision brain surgery, carve stone like a sculptor, or a thousand other things we …

  7. What is a Robot? Definition, Purpose, Uses - TechTarget

    Oct 16, 2025 · A robot is a type of automated machine that can execute specific tasks with little or no human intervention and with speed and precision. There is no "standard" robot, meaning …

  8. Rodney Brooks (Director of the AI Lab at MIT): “A robot is a machine which senses the world, computes, and then decides on some action in the world which has a physical reach beyond …

  9. 2026 and the Rise of Humanoid Robots: Looking at Trust, Privacy …

    1 day ago · Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises.

  10. Automatons to AI: tracing the evolution of robotics

    May 19, 2025 · What exactly is a robot? Before we get into ins and outs of the history of robots, it is probably worth taking a little time to discuss what is actually meant by a “robot”.