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fix: update robotics documentation for clarity and correct terminology (#1165)
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docs/modules/12_appendix/external_sensors_main.rst

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.. _`External Sensors for Robots`:
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docs/modules/1_introduction/1_definition_of_robotics/definition_of_robotics_main.rst

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Over time, “robot” came to refer to machines or automated systems that can perform tasks,
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Currently, 2 millions robots are working in the world, and the number is increasing every year.
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In South Korea, where the adoption of robots is particularly rapid,
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50 robots are operating per 1,000 people.
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.. _`R.U.R.`: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/origin-word-robot-rur/
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.. _`Karel Čapek`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_%C4%8Capek
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#. Software & Algorithms – Allow the robot to function and make intelligent decisions (e.g., ROS, Machine learning models, Localization, Mapping, Path planning, Control).
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This project, PythonRobotics, focuses on the software and algorithms part of robotics.
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If you are interested in `Sensors` hardware, you can check :ref:`Internal Sensors for Robotics`_ or :ref:`External Sensors for Robotics`_.

docs/modules/1_introduction/3_technology_for_robotics/technology_for_robotics_main.rst renamed to docs/modules/1_introduction/3_technologies_for_robotics/technologies_for_robotics_main.rst

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The field of robotics needs wide areas of technologies such as mechanical engineering,
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This project, `PythonRobotics`, only focus on computer science and artificial intelligence.
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