The theory and application of robots, a completely self-contained electronic, electric, or mechanical device, to such activities as manufacturing.
A branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture, and operation of robots. This field overlaps with electronics, computer science, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, nanotechnology, and bioengineering.
Tools that drive biotechnical manufacturing of food and fiber, and cloned beefsteaks grown in nutrient tanks that could provide consistent, high-quality protein without breeding, feeding, and caring for cattle. Similar processes for other products eliminate the plant or animal as intermediary between raw nutrients and the dinner table. Robotics and biotechnology could make a crucial difference for rural communities. Under the teleological paradigm, such technologies can be organized and structured to provide employment, services, and amenities for an educated, enlightened rural population.