I have been thinking about how loosely the word robotics is sometimes used.
Build a circuit, connect a sensor to an Arduino, control a motor, and the project is immediately described as robotics.
There is nothing wrong with building those systems. In fact, they are important building blocks for many robots. The problem is that we often confuse the components and technologies used to build a robot with the discipline of robotics itself.
Hardware engineering, embedded systems, and robotics overlap considerably, but they are not the same field.
Understanding that distinction matters.
