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Adaptable robotics
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<p>Adaptable Robotics refers to a field of <a href="/facts/Robotics/wkmvodJz">robotics</a> with a focus on creating robotic systems capable of adjusting their hardware and software components to perform a wide range of tasks while adapting to varying environments. The 1960s introduced robotics into the industrial field. Since then, the need to make robots with new forms of <a href="/facts/Actuator/mF9qVJJR">actuation</a>, adaptability, <a href="/facts/Peripheral/3lEBPE14">sensing and perception</a>, and even the <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">ability to learn</a> stemmed the field of adaptable robotics. Significant developments such as the PUMA robot, manipulation research, <a href="/facts/Soft_robotics/Qew4r0GM">soft robotics</a>, <a href="/facts/Swarm_robotics/HXAtBAd7">swarm robotics</a>, <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">AI</a>, <a href="/facts/Cobot/ujHtzsJM">cobots</a>, bio-inspired approaches, and more ongoing research have advanced the adaptable robotics field tremendously. Adaptable robots are usually associated with their <a href="/facts/Robot_kit/pAnRApl3">development kit</a>, typically used to create autonomous mobile robots. In some cases, an adaptable kit will still be functional even when certain components break. </p><p>Adaptable robotics systems successfully adapt to their environment using techniques such as <a href="/facts/Modular_design/uRrYMyqp">modular design</a>, <a href="/facts/Machine_learning/e0w0XJTu">machine learning</a>, and <a href="/facts/Sensor/RN8SXbjs">sensor</a> feedback. Using this, they have revolutionized various industries and can address many real-world challenges in the <a href="/facts/Medical/2fnp90Je">medical</a>, <a href="/facts/Manufacturing/3qW7bcdy">industrial</a>, extraterrestrial, and <a href="/facts/Experiment/esltM54f">experimental</a> fields. There are still many challenges to overcome in adaptable robotics, which presents opportunities for growth in the field. </p>