The term “robot” was first designed by Czech writer Karle Capek in his play R.U.R. while term “robotics” was first designed by Isaac Asimov in his 1941 science fiction short-story “Liar!. ” Robots” are defined, “A programmable machine” seems obvious, but we don’t generally consider clockwork toys or player pianos robots.
A robot is a mechanical device that can perform tasks automatically.. Some robots require some degree of guidance, which may be done using a remote control, or with a computer interface. A robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a program or circuitry. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or remotely controlled and range from humanoids such as ASIMO and TOPIO to Nano robots, ‘swarm’ robots, and industrial robots. The branch of technology that deals with robots is called robotics.
As mechanical techniques developed through the Industrial age, more practical applications were proposed by Nikola Tesla, who in 1898 designed a radio-controlled boat. Electronics evolved into the driving force of development with the advent of the first electronic autonomous robots created by William Grey Walter in Bristol, England in 1948. The first digital and programmable robot was invented by George Devol in 1954 and was named the Unimate. It was sold to General Motors in 1961 where it was used to lift pieces of hot metal from die casting machines at the Inland Fisher Guide Plant in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey. Robots are commonly used to perform too difficult or too dangerous tasks which humans prefer not to do, or are unable to do due to size limitations, or even those such as in outer space or at the bottom of the sea where humans could not survive the extreme environments. A Robots brain consists of a computer that can be programmed to do certain specific tasks. Robots are also frequently used in technology and science related fields.
Humans do indeed create robots to replace us… Is this a good thing? Perhaps. I would certainly prefer to see robots fighting wars rather than humans. Robots could be used to do things that are otherwise hazardous to humans, such as dealing with toxic substances or repairing things in the vacuum of space. Only time will tell.