The History of RobotsPossibly the first robot was built in the 10th Century, BC, in ancient China.. During the Industrial Revolution, many factories began to have mechanical machines to
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Possibly the first robot was built in the 10th
Century, BC, in ancient China A scientist made
a mechanical man as a present for the Emperor
During the Industrial Revolution, many factories
began to have mechanical machines to do the
work, such as the “Spinning Jenny”
Spinning Jenny (1864) – an early mechanical machine
However, it wasn’t until after the invention of
electricity and computers that robotics could
really grow
The word “robot” was first used in 1921 It
comes from the Czech word “robota”, which
means “to serve” This is because robots are
designed to serve humans
Unimate (1961) – the first industrial robot
The first robot made to work in a factory was called “Unimate” It was invented for the General Motors car company
Since then, many more robots have been made
Many factories, such as car and computer factories, don’t use human workers
Dante (1993) – designed to go into volcanoes
Robots can also do dangerous things that humans can’t do For example, robots can go inside volcanoes, or go to the bottom of the sea
One day, we might all have robot servants that live in our houses and do all our work, such as cleaning, washing the dishes, and walking the dog
Luna (2011) – can walk the dog and serve drinks
However, we must be careful If robots get too powerful they might not like being servants anymore They might decide to take over the
world, like they did the in the movie The
Terminator.
The Terminator (future?) – it will eat your dog