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The application of electronic, computerized control systems to mechanical devices designed to perform human functions. Formerly restricted to industry, but nowadays applied to artificial organs controlled by bionic (bioelectronic) devices, like automated insulin pumps and other prostheses.
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- Companion Robots
- Humanoid Robots
- Remote Operations (Robotics)
- Social Robots
- Socially Assistive Robots
- Soft Robotics
- Telerobotics
- Assistive Robot, Socially
- Companion Robot
- Humanoid Robot
- Operation, Remote (Robotics)
- Operations, Remote (Robotics)
- Remote Operation (Robotics)
- Robot, Companion
- Robot, Humanoid
- Robot, Social
- Robot, Socially Assistive
- Robotic, Soft
- Social Robot
- Socially Assistive Robot
- Soft Robotic
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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
87; was see AUTOMATION 1963-86
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- Automation (1966-1986)
- Bionics (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Robotics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012371. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012371
- Robotics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics
- Robotics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170978