The field of robotics that has the potential to be the most exciting is artificial intelligence (AI).
Everyone agrees that a robot can work in an assembly line, but there is no consensus on whether
or not a robot can ever be intelligent. This is certainly the most contentious issue.
Artificial intelligence is difficult to pin down, much like the concept of robots themselves. The
most advanced form of artificial intelligence would be a machine that was created by humans and
would have the same intellectual capabilities as people. This would include the ability to learn
pretty much anything, the ability to reason, the ability to use language, and the ability to come up
with one's own original ideas. Although roboticists have not even come close to reaching this level
of artificial intelligence, they have made significant headway with lower-level AI and are
continuing to do so. The artificial intelligence (AI) of today can simulate certain aspects of human
intellectual capacity.