Disciplines and Occupations

Autonomous Robots

Machines that are engineered to learn about their environment and make decisions to complete tasks with little to no human intervention. These robots may be designed to complete tasks such as patient intervention, remote monitoring, inventory transportation, among many others.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Machines that are engineered to learn about their environment and make decisions to complete tasks with little to no human intervention. These robots may be designed to complete tasks such as patient intervention, remote monitoring, inventory transportation, among many others.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Advanced Robots
  • Autonomous Machines
  • Independent Robots
  • Intelligent Robots
  • Advanced Robot
  • Autonomous Machine
  • Autonomous Robot
  • Independent Robot
  • Intelligent Robot
  • Machine, Autonomous
  • Machines, Autonomous
  • Robot, Advanced
  • Robot, Autonomous
  • Robot, Independent
  • Robot, Intelligent

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2025

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Previous Indexing

  • Robotics (2001-2024)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Autonomous Robots. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000098402. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000098402
  2. Autonomous Robots. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_robot
  3. Autonomous Robots. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2916098