Robots may be constructed to evoke human form, but most robots are task-performing machines, designed with an emphasis on stark functionality, rather than expressive aesthetics.

Sep 16, 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. …

Sep 11, 2025 · A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect a modernity once …

Aug 9, 2023 · A robot is an autonomous machine capable of sensing its environment, carrying out computations to make decisions, and performing actions in the real world.

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 …

Learn about the three essential ingredients that make robots special. When you think of a robot, what do you see? A machine that looks a bit like you and me? The reality is that robots can …

21 hours ago · DoorDash Dot is the first commercial autonomous delivery robot to seamlessly navigate bike lanes, roads, and sidewalks, and is purpose-built for local commerce.

1 day ago · A robot is a programmable machine capable of carrying out tasks automatically with speed, precision, and consistency. Robots often replicate human actions or perform functions …

Robotics is an interdisciplinary field that combines many fields to design, construct, and utilize machines programmed to replicate or substitute human actions.

To me, a machine is a tool; a robot is a mechanical being—usually with a unique identity and often a name.” Rodney Brooks (Director of the AI Lab at MIT): “A robot is a machine which …