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Autonomous Robots MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Autonomous Robots
Tree Number(s)
H01.671.293.643.375
J01.897.104.834.188
L01.224.050.375.630.375
Unique ID
D000098402
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098402
Scope Note
Machines that are engineered to learn about their environment and make decisions to complete tasks with little to no human intervention. These robots may be designed to complete tasks such as patient intervention, remote monitoring, inventory transportation, among many others.
Entry Term(s)
Advanced Robots
Autonomous Machines
Independent Robots
Intelligent Robots
Previous Indexing
Robotics (2001-2024)
Public MeSH Note
2025
History Note
2025
Date Established
2025/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2023/12/06
Autonomous Robots Preferred
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