27 Mar robotics

A machine science that designs machines to perform actions normally done manually. As the Latin root of manual (it means hand) suggests, arms and hands are a big part of the effort. Teaching a robot to pick up and hold a cup of liquid and locomote without spilling it is a monumental task.
Keywords: AI
ALife
MIPUS
android
robot
References: AI programming
cybernetics
ethics
genetics
neural networks
science fiction