Robotics is the applied science of motion control for multi-axis manipulators and is a large subset of the field of "mechatronics" (Mechanical, Electronic and Software engineering for product or systems development, particularly for motion control applications). Mechatronics is a more general term that includes robotic arms, positioning systems, sensors and machines that are controlled by electronics and/or software, such as automated machinery, mobile robots and even your computer controlled washing machine and DVD movie player
