Who invented robotics?

Answer 1

That depends on what you consider to be a robot. In Ancient times mechanical device existed which could move and might be considered robots.

In 1495, Leonardo da vinci is believed to be the first person to design a humanoid robot, a mechanical knight that could move its arms and head.

But the term robot was not invented until 1921 when Karel Capek coined the term in the play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). The term comes from the word "robota," which is a Czech term for forced labor.

In 1954, George Devol created the Unimate, an industrial robotic arm that lifts hot metal and stacks it.

Answer 2

A more significant question is, "who invented computers?" The invention of computers inevitably led to robotics. Robots are simply machines that have evolved from the industrial age and have merged with computers.

People who build robotic devices simply control traditional machines with state of the art computers.

As computers, motors and sensors become smaller, robots become more capable and useful

Answer 3

There's probably alot of answers to this question, but what I looked up is robots were invented in the early 1960s by Dr. Engelberger.