Robot
Robot refers to a broad mechanical device capable of intereacting with it's enviroment and posesses some sort of AI to do act independantly. Unlike Androids (a subcatagory of Robots), Robots need not be anthropomorphic nor sapient. The fields of Science, engineering and technology dedicated to Robots is known as Robotics. The Word Robot in it's modern sense was first coined writer Karel Čapek in his play RUR and was dirived from the Czech word for Serf Labour. Today, Robots are used in a variety of roles, including numerous aplications in manufacturing, Basic Housework such as Vacuuming and as Toys/Novelty Items. Various military forces are looking into military Robotics.
Real Life Robots
- Foster-Miller TALON
- ASIMO
Robots in Science Fiction
Robots have been a big part of science fiction for most of the twentieth century and often play a focal part.
- Numerous Robots in the Works of Isaac Asimov
- Numerous Robots (going by Droids) in Star Wars
- The Exocomps in Star Trek TNG
- WALL-E in the Film of the same name in addition to many other robots
- Various War Robots in the Terminator Series