Title: Define robotics, automation, and control systems.
Course: Technology of Robotic Design (21009-36) > Section: Exploring Robotics and Automation Systems

Definition should include the following terms and a description of how they are interrelated:

- Robotics—the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture, and application of robots
- Automation systems—the method of robotics control that offers sensory feedback and information processing through control systems, reducing the need for human intervention
- Control systems—a device or set of devices that work in concert with other applications of information technology to manage, command, direct, or regulate the behavior of mechanisms and processes

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a robotics system?
- How do control systems relate to robotics technology?
- How are control systems and automation systems interrelated?
- Where are robotics, automation, and control systems found in daily activities?
- How might robotics, automation, and control systems be used in the future?
- What are some societal effects of robotics, automation, and control systems?