Robotteknik

Robotteknik is the multidisciplinary field that studies, designs, builds, and uses robots and robotic systems. It combines mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, and control theory to create automated agents capable of sensing their environment, planning actions, and acting to perform tasks in physical spaces.

Core technologies include robot kinematics and dynamics, perception (vision, sensors such as cameras and LiDAR), motion planning, manipulation and gripper design, control systems, software architectures, and artificial intelligence for decision making and automation. Interdisciplinary collaboration is common, with researchers and engineers working on hardware, software, and human-robot interaction.

Robotteknik finds application across industries and domains: manufacturing and logistics, service robots for homes and workplaces, healthcare and rehabilitation, agriculture and environmental monitoring, autonomous vehicles and drones, and exploration in space or underwater.

Educational programs typically offer degrees in robotics or Robotteknik at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, often within engineering or computer science faculties. Research centers and labs focus on areas such as perception, manipulation, autonomy, and human-robot collaboration, with open-source frameworks like ROS commonly used to develop and test robotic software.

Standards organizations work on safety, reliability, and interoperability of robotic systems. Ethical and societal considerations include safety, accountability, impact on employment, privacy, and the responsible deployment of autonomous systems.

Robotteknik has roots in industrial automation and control engineering, with early research in robot arms and programmable logic. The field expanded rapidly from the late 20th century with advances in sensing, AI, and mobile robotics, leading to today's diverse range of autonomous and semi-autonomous machines.