Six ways robots are used today that you probably didn't know about

How many times in the past week do you think your life was affected by a robot? Unless you have a robot vacuum cleaner, you might say that robots had no real impact on your life. Let's take a look at some of the ways robots are being used right now but that you probably have no idea about. Read more: Why R2D2 could be your child's teacher sooner than you think Before we start, we need to define what actually is a robot. There is no official definition of what constitutes a robot, but many roboticists (like me) consider it to be a machine that moves, or has moving parts, and that makes basic decisions while interacting with the world.