Robots as a service (RaaS) services featuring rental of user-programmable robots and robotic devices in the nature of robotic arms and providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for programming, operating and interfacing with robots and robotic devices and for collecting and analyzing data received from robots or robotic devices for commercial, industrial, military, and first responder use; rental of humanoid robots with artificial intelligence; rental of user-programmable robots and robotic devices in the nature of robotic arms; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for programming, operating and interfacing with robots and robotic devices and for collecting and analyzing data received from the robots or robotic devices for commercial, industrial, military, and first responder use; providing virtual computer systems and virtual computer environments through cloud computing interfaced with robots or robotic devices for commercial, industrial, military, and first responder use