Robotics usually combines three aspects of design work to create robot systems:
1. Mechanical construction: a frame, form or shape designed to achieve a particular task. For example, a robot … 展开

Power source
At present, mostly (lead–acid) batteries are used as a power source. Many different types of batteries can be used as a power source for robots. … 展开

Control systems may also have varying levels of autonomy.
1. Direct interaction is used for haptic or teleoperated devices, and the human has nearly complete control … 展开

Education and training
Robotics engineers design robots, maintain them, develop new applications for them, and conduct research to expand the potential of robotics. … 展开

As many robots are designed for specific tasks, this method of classification becomes more relevant. For example, many robots are designed for assembly work, which may not be … 展开

The mechanical structure of a robot must be controlled to perform tasks. The control of a robot involves three distinct phases – perception, processing, and action (robotic paradigms). 展开

Much of the research in robotics focuses not on specific industrial tasks, but on investigations into new types of robots, alternative ways to think about or design robots, and new ways to manufacture them. Other investigations, such as MIT's cyberflora 展开