Mechatronics

Mechatronics is a portmanteau word – a fusion of ‘mechanics’ and ‘electronis’.it first originated in the 1980s in japan . it was used to denote the combination of technologies used to produce industrial robots. Mechatronics can be defined as a synergetic integration of mechanical ,electrical,electronics and computer science and IT disciplines to produce products or systems.computers,disk drives,fax machines,VCR,washing machines robots are examples of these systems.

Experts are of the opinion that future mechanical,electrical ,computer science and IT have to deal with mechatronics or face the possibility of becoming out dated. Mechatronics are now a days used in manufacture of cars by use of electronic engine management systems ,collision detection,global positioning system etc.Research and development potential in mechatronics includes areas such as space technology, especially in the wake use of robots for space exploration.

Another variant of mechatronics is boimechatronics which is an applied interdisciplinary science that aims to integrate mechanical elements in human body,both for therapeutic uses and for augmentation of existing abilities.is includes aspectsof biology ,mechanics and electronics.