The term ‘Robot‘ was originally coined during a play by the name of R.U.R or Rossum’s Universal Robots in 1921. The term ‘Robot’ is derived from the Czech word ‘Robota‘ which means forced labor. The play, written by Karel Capek, was an astounding success when it first opened in the United States, fueling the interest in robots and robotics.

Today’s definitions of a Robot are somewhat different. The Robot Institute of America defines a robot as a reprogrammable and multifunctional manipulator that has been designed to move tools, parts, materials and other specialized devises through programmed motions in order to perform a variety of tasks. The Webster Dictionary has defined a robot as an automatic device that is capable of performing the functions a human would typically perform, or a machine that takes the form of a human.

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