Rob - take money or property illegally from a place, organization or person, often using violence eg...They robbed the company of £2 million. (Robin Hood) hehehehe Steal - take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it eg....They were so poor they had to steal in order to eat Thanks

To STEAL is to take someone's goods or property with out permission. Now to ROB is the same thing except is done by force or weapon.

We use the verb ROB when mention the robbed place or envolved people and general there is violence. We use the verb STEAL to mention stole object.

Rob is used when we talk about the person (or company) that has something taken from them. Steal is used when we talk about the thing that is taken. Somebody ROBBED JANE when she was coming home from work. Somebody STOLE her BAG. Three men ROBBED THE BANK yesterday. They STOLE A LOT OF MONEY.

They can be both quite similar. There are some differences though. steal: to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force rob: to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence