Rbtcs s th ntrdscplnry stdy nd prctc f th dsgn, cnstrctn, prtn, nd s f rbts.
Wthn mchncl ngnrng, rbtcs s th dsgn nd cnstrctn f th physcl strctrs f rbts, whl n cmptr scnc, rbtcs fcss n rbtc tmtn lgrthms. thr dscplns cntrbtng t rbtcs ncld lctrcl, cntrl, sftwr, nfrmtn, lctrnc, tlcmmnctn, cmptr, mchtrnc, nd mtrls ngnrng.
Th gl f mst rbtcs s t dsgn mchns tht cn hlp nd ssst hmns. Mny rbts r blt t d jbs tht r hzrds t ppl, sch s fndng srvvrs n nstbl rns, nd xplrng spc, mns nd shpwrcks. thrs rplc ppl n jbs tht r brng, rpttv, r nplsnt, sch s clnng, mntrng, trnsprtng, nd ssmblng. Tdy, rbtcs s rpdly grwng fld, s tchnlgcl dvncs cntn; rsrchng, dsgnng, nd bldng nw rbts srv vrs prctcl prpss.