| The word robot comes from the Czech word | | | | Robotics actually exists. |
| "robota", meaning "forced labor." The stuff of science | | | | According to The Robot Institute of America a robot is |
| fiction robotics in the 21st century is different than your | | | | a "reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator |
| parents or your grandparents' ideas of robotics. What | | | | designed to move materials, parts, tools, or specialized |
| used to be thought of as futuristic improbability is now | | | | devices through various programmed motions for the |
| becoming a reality. | | | | performance of a variety of tasks." This is a scientific |
| There are, theoretically, three Laws of Robotics. The | | | | sounding description however most people just think of |
| Laws of Robotics were developed by a small group | | | | robots as machine that mimic their counterparts. In |
| of scientists who believe that robotics is the wave of | | | | practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which |
| the future. The first law, referred to as law zero, is that | | | | performs automated tasks. |
| a robot may not injure humanity, or, though inaction, | | | | The most developed robot in practical use today is the |
| allow humanity to come to harm. The second law | | | | robotic arm and it is seen in applications throughout the |
| states that a robot may not injure a human being, or, | | | | world. We use robotic arms to carry out dangerous |
| through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, | | | | work such as when dealing with hazardous materials. |
| unless this would violate a higher order law. This law | | | | We use robotic arms to carry out work in outer space |
| was created so that mankind would seek not to | | | | where man can not survive and we use robotic arms |
| create robots that would harm people. The third law is | | | | to do work in the medical field such as conducting |
| that a robot must obey orders given it by human | | | | experiments without exposing the researcher. |
| beings, except where such orders would conflict with | | | | Some of the most advanced robotic arms have such |
| a higher order law. And finally the final law is that a | | | | amenities as a rotating base, pivoting shoulder, pivoting |
| robot must protect its own existence as long as such | | | | elbow, rotating wrist and gripper fingers. All of these |
| protection does not conflict with a higher order law. | | | | amenities allow the robotic arm to do work that closely |
| These were used in a recent Hollywood movie | | | | resembles what a man can do only without the risk. |
| however many people don't know that the Laws of | | | | |