{"id":787,"date":"2022-09-21T12:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T12:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=787"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:03:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:03:51","slug":"robot","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/glossary\/robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Robot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Plural \u279d Robots<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Noun<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Device programmed that operates automatically, sometimes with humanlike skill.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatic machine that, coordinated by a computer, performs one or more non-predetermined tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synonyms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/glossary\/automaton\/\" data-type=\"glossary\" data-id=\"788\">Automaton<\/a> &#8211; Android &#8211; Machine &#8211; Robota<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Etymology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <strong>Czech <\/strong>word robot, derived from robota (forced labour), by which the Czech writer<strong> <em>Karel \u010capek<\/em><\/strong> referred to the automatons working in place of workers in his 1920s science fiction drama <strong>R.U.R. <\/strong>(Rossumovi Univerz\u00e1ln\u00ed Roboti \u2013 Universal Robots of Rossum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pronunciation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\/\u02c8ro\u028ab\u0251t\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related and derivatives terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robota &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/glossary\/robotics\/\" data-type=\"glossary\" data-id=\"818\">Robotics<\/a> &#8211; robotization &#8211; roboticist &#8211; roboethics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the history of robots?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/history-of-robots-origins-myths-facts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"684\">Read the most important steps of robots<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is the father of robot?<\/strong><br>Joseph Engelberger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do robots interact with their environment?<\/strong><br>Robots interact with their environment through sensors that detect physical properties such as temperature, pressure, or position, and through actuators that control motion and other actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can robots replace humans in the workforce?<\/strong><br>While robots are increasingly used in manufacturing and other industries, there are still many tasks that require human skills and judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotations and Historical References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Robots will play an increasingly important role in our lives in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Bill Gates<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Three Laws of Robotics (Isaac Asimov):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fields of Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robots are used in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, military, and entertainment. They are used for tasks such as assembly, packaging, surgery, exploration, and surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example sentences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An industrial robot is used to assemble car parts in a factory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A surgical robot is used to perform minimally invasive surgery on a patient.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A drone is used to survey an area for search and rescue operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curiosities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first industrial robot was called the &#8220;Unimate,&#8221; and was invented by George Devol in 1954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;uncanny valley&#8221; is a theory that suggests that as robots become more human-like in appearance, they become more unsettling to humans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Device programmed that operates automatically, sometimes with humanlike skill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"class_list":["post-787","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","layout_category-robotics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotics24.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}