Robotics combines engineering, computer science and artificial intelligence to design, build, and run robots. Robots are machines that carry out tasks that can range anywhere from simple repetitive movements, like assembling a product in a factory, to much more circuitous tasks, like performing surgery, exploring a distant planet, or navigating autonomously in the real world. Robotics combines mechanical design, electronic systems, and programming to produce intelligent agents that can interact with their environment. The field advances exponentially, with research increasingly driving innovation in sensors, machine learning, and human-robot interaction, and the applications of robotics continue to grow at an equally rapid pace. Not only can robots assist manufacturers, industries relying on robots include healthcare, defense, agriculture, and our living rooms.
Computer science is the study of computers, computational systems, and the theoretical foundations for how information is processed, stored, and communicated. It includes the design and analysis of algorithms, their implementation in software and hardware, and the underlying mathematics of computers. Traditional areas associated with computer science include programming, data structures, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and networks. Computer science continues to be integral to innovative advances in technology and automation that shape the processes we use to solve problems. As the world continues to digitize and the world expands its reach into new territories, computer science will continue to play a role in the future of the delivery of communication, business, science, and society.Â