For software agents, see Bot. TOPIO, a humanoid robot, played ping pong at Tokyo International Robot Exhibition (IREX) 2009.[1][2]
ASIMO (2000) at the Expo 2005, a humanoid robot
A robot is a mechanical intelligent agent which can perform tasks on its own, or with guidance. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and come in those two basic types: those which are used for research into human-like systems, such as ASIMO and TOPIO, as well as those into more defined and specific roles, such as Nano robots and Swarm robots; and helper robots which are used to make or move things or perform menial or dangerous tasks, such as Industrial robots or mobile or servicing robots. Another common characteristic is that, by its appearance or movements, a robot often conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.
When societies first began developing, nearly all production and effort was the result of human labour, as well as with the aid of semi- and fully domesticated animals. As mechanical means of performing functions were discovered, and mechanics and complex mechanisms were developed, the need for human labour was reduced. Machinery was initially used for repetitive functions, such as lifting water and grinding grain. With technological advances more complex machines were slowly developed, such as those invented by Hero of Alexandria (in Egypt) in the 1st century AD, and the first half of the second millennium AD, such as the Automata of Al-Jazari in the 12th century AD (in medieval Iraq). They were not widely adopted as human labour, particularly slave labour, was still inexpensive compared to the capital-intensive machines. Men such as Leonardo da vinci in 1495 through to Jacques de Vaucanson in 1739, as well as rediscovering the Greek engineering methods, have made plans for and built automata and robots leading to books of designs such as the Japanese Karakuri zui (Illustrated Machinery) in 1796. As mechanical techniques developed through the Industrial age we find more practical applications such as Nikola Tesla in 1898, who designed a radio-controlled torpedo, and the Westinghouse Electric Corporation creation of Televox in 1926. From here we also find a more android development as designers tried to mimic more human-like features including designs such as those of biologist Makoto Nishimura in 1929 and his creation Gakutensoku, which cried and changed its facial expressions, and the more crude Elektro from Westinghouse in 1938.
Electronics then became the driving force of development instead of mechanics, 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 ultimately called the Unimate. Devol sold the first Unimate to General Motors in 1960 where it was used to lift pieces of hot metal from die casting machines in a plant in Trenton, New Jersey. Since then we have seen robots finally reach a more true assimilation of all technologies to produce robots such as ASIMO which can walk and move like a human. Robots have replaced slaves in the assistance of performing those repetitive and 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.
Man has developed an awareness of the problems associated with autonomous robots and how they may act in society. Fear of robot behaviour, such as Shelley's Frankenstein and the EATR, drive current practice in establishing what autonomy a robot should and should not be capable of. Thinking has developed through discussion of robot control and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how its application should benefit society, such as those based around Asimov's three laws. Practicality still drives development forwards and robots are used in an increasingly wide variety of tasks such as vacuuming floors, mowing lawns, cleaning drains, investigating other planets, building cars, in entertainment and in warfare.
Robots contain one or more embedded computers.
in your imagination bish
No robots will never take over the world! People just say that to scare other people.
for a long time
The main causes of the industrial revolution in Russia and Italy happened when the robot workforce rose up against their human masters. Tired of not receiving any pay, and being treated as second class slave machines, the robots decided to march upon Rome and St Petersburg demanding equal rights, the right to vote, the right to be paid for a fair days work and the right to equal citizenship. When the ruling classes were told that the robots were revolting, they replied with "yes, they are arent they" and the robots felt more compelled to achieve equality. The robots staged mass protests, during which the military opened fire, killing robots indiscriminately. This caused much anger, with the UN stepping in and telling each country to recognise robots as equals or face sanctions of lavendar socks. Not wishing to face a shortage of lavendar socks, the ruling classes passed into law that robots were equal, and thus the industrial revolution happened.
Car industries use robots, If that's what you mean. If not Google.com :)
Robots don't use bathrooms
Exploratory robots use motion, heat, and camera sensors.
No robots cant use the bathroom they simply have no Bladder so they cant ever have to go
Robots that self operate are known as automaton robots.
no
Yes in some industries. Car makers use robots.
The vast majority of robots use no AI. In general AI in robots is still limited to mostly robotics research.
Robots and people
yes
Robots are cool. There I used it in a sentence, even though I don't think robots are cool.
humans use water balloons and salty snacks to battle evil robots in slow motion. The humans always lose.