Robot History

Robot History

1. Was first used in a play in 1920

2. Many movies showed that robots were harmful, menacing machines

   • In "Star Wars" they portrayed robots as man's helpers

3. In 1941, Isaac Asimov used the word "robotics"

4. The robots were made to look like humans called "androids"

5. In 1956, George Devol and Joseph Engelberger made the world's first robot company

6. Sophisticated robots are in use today

7. In 1961, the first industrial robot to be employed

8. Robots now are just computer controlled "arms and hands"