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Did you know?
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word robot was coined by the Czech playwright Karel Capek from the Czech
word robota meaning serf or 'forced labor'.
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The term robotics refers to the study and use
of robots. The term was coined and first used by the Russian-born American
scientist and writer Isaac Asimov.
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Some humans are already cyborgs with some body
parts and even parts of the nervous system replaced by artificial analogues,
such as Pacemakers.
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Leonardo da Vinci designed a "robot"
in 1495.
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George Devol developed the first "arm"
that can be programmed to perform tasks in 1954.
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The now famous word "android" is coined
after German philosopher and alchemist Albertus Magnus attempts to create
an artificial being.
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