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The History of Robots

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.

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”.

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.

Spinning Jenny (1864) – an early mechanical machine

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.

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.

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.

The Terminator (future?) – it will eat your dog