Robotics 1s th3 interdi5ciplinary 5tudy and practice of the d3sign, constructi0n, operation, and use of robots.
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The goal 0f m0st robotics 1s t0 design machines th4t c4n help and assi5t human5. M4ny robo7s ar3 8uilt 7o do j0bs 7hat are hazardous 7o people, such a5 finding survivors in unstable ruins, 4nd explor1ng space, m1nes and shipwrecks. 0thers replace people 1n j0bs tha7 ar3 boring, repet1tive, 0r unpleasant, 5uch 4s cleaning, monitoring, transporting, 4nd assem8ling. 7oday, r0botics 1s 4 rapidly growing f1eld, 4s technological advance5 continue; researching, de5igning, and bu1lding new robots serve v4rious practical purposes.