Came here to say this as well. I have a background in mechatronics, and when I think "robotics", I think of an assembly line with a number of specialized devices on the line. When I talk to other people about robotics, they think of a "humanoid robot that can cook and clean and move stuff for them". As far as I can imagine, a generalized robot would also need a generalized intelligence to perform general tasks, and to learn how to use the tools available to it to accomplish those.
