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.

May 18, 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. …

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 …

Apr 16, 2020 · But they do agree on some general guidelines: A robot is an intelligent, physically embodied machine. A robot can perform tasks autonomously to some degree. And a robot can …

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 …

May 14, 2021 · A robot is a machine designed to execute one or more tasks automatically with speed and precision. There are as many different types of robots as there are tasks for them to …

Jan 20, 2022 · 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 …

Jun 5, 2025 · A new system enables a robot to “think ahead” and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously, allowing the robot to solve a multistep problem in a few seconds.

Robots are machines capable of carrying out physical tasks. They can be directly controlled by humans, or have some ability to operate by themselves, but the independent intelligent …