机器人是先进制造技术和自动化装备的典型代表,是人造机器的“终极”形式。它涉及到机械、电子、自动控制、计算机、人工智能、传感器、通讯与网络等多个学科和领域,是多种高新技术发展成果的综合集成。未来机器人的发展方向及应用是整个机器人领域比较关心的研究课题,本文就此作个简单的概述。 Robots are the quintessential representatives of advanced manufacturing technology and automation equipment and are the “ultimate” form of man-made machines. It involves many disciplines and fields such as mechanical, electronic, automatic control, computer, artificial intelligence, sensor, communication and network. It is a comprehensive integration of many high-tech development achievements. The development direction and application of robot in the future are the research topics that are more concerned about the whole robot field. This article will give a brief overview of this.