Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and others. Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.

These technologies are used to develop machines that can substitute for humans. Robots can be used in any situation and for any purpose, but today many are used in dangerous environments (including bomb detection and de-activation), manufacturing processes, or where humans cannot survive. Robots can take on any form but some are made to resemble humans in appearance. This is said to help in the acceptance of a robot in certain replicative behaviors usually performed by people. Such robots attempt to replicate walking, lifting, speech, cognition, and basically anything a human can do. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature, contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics.

The concept of creating machines that can operate autonomously dates back to classical times, but research into the functionality and potential uses of robots did not grow substantially until the 20th century. Throughout history, it has been frequently assumed that robots will one day be able to mimic human behavior and manage tasks in a human-like fashion. Today, robotics is a rapidly growing field, as technological advances continue; researching, designing, and building new robots serve various practical purposes, whether domestically, commercially, or militarily. Many robots are built to do jobs that are hazardous to people such as defusing bombs, finding survivors in unstable ruins, and exploring mines and shipwrecks. Robotics is also used in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) as a teaching aid.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. how many different fields come together in robotics?
2. why build a robot?
3. how old is the idea of an autonomous machine?
4. is buoilding the robot part of robotics?
5. when did the possibility start becoming reality?
6. are robots a fixed shape?
7. why make them look human?
8. what historic assumption is made about them?
9. how many human activities are listed as being possible?
10. is the field of study shrinking?
11. where inspires a lot of recent robots?
12. what 2 dangerous activives do they do?
13. are they only military in purpose?
14. can they help children
15. what STEM activies dio they do?
1. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and others
2. jobs that are hazardous to people
3. classical times
4. yes
5. 20th century
6. no
7. to help in the acceptance of a robot
8. that robots will one day be able to mimic human behavior
9. basically anything a human can do
10. no
11. nature
12. defusing bombs, finding survivors in unstable ruins, and exploring mines and shipwrecks
13. no
14. unknown
15. teaching aid