Reg’s Robotics Rhapsody

The Zeroth law of robotics states that  a robot may not injure humanity, or, through innaction, allow humanity to come to harm. It is called the zeroth law as it underlies and preceeds all the other laws.
Wikipedia is written collaberately by volunteers from all around the world.(2001). Three laws of Robotics. [Internet]. Available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics

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In 1942, Issac Asimov created 3 imaginary laws of robotics. He published these laws in a book he named Runaround.
 Wikipedia is written collaberately by volunteers from all around the world.(2001). Three laws of Robotics. [Internet]. Available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics

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The world’s first actual robot was invented by William Pollard and Harold Roselund in the United States of America in 1938. The robot was a programmable spray painting mechanism made for the Devilbiss company.
Raymond Hui.(2000). History Timeline of Robots. [Internet]. Raymond Hui, Canada. Available from http://trueforce.com/Articles/Robot_History.htm[ 14.2.08]

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According to Dictionary.com, Robotics is the science or study of the technology assosciated with the design, fabrication, theory and application of robots.
Dictionary.com.2003. Robotics. [Internet]. Dictionary.com is a multi-source dictionary search service produced by the Lexico publishing group.  U.S.A. Available from < http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/robotics> [14.2.08]

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According to the Micropedia Brittanica, a Robot is any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner.
Micropedia Brittanica.(1990). Published with the editorial advice of the faculties of the University of Chicago, U.S.A.

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