is a scientific discipline that deals with the development of robots. The mechanical design, the regulation and the electronic control play an essential role.
The mechanical modeling of a robot is based mostly on methods of multi-body systems or multi-body dynamics, while the design of the controller for robots comes from the field of automation technology.
Meanwhile, alternative techniques to the wheel as a means of transportation in the human environment are explored, such as walking on six, four, two or even one leg.
While industrial robots usually perform manual or handling tasks in an environment adapted to them, such service robots are intended to provide services for and on humans.
To do this, they must be able to move and find their way in the human environment, which is the subject of scientific research.