A Brief History of Robots

What is a robot?

• A human

• A machine that looks like a human and can perform tasks

• A type of animal

• A fictional character.

The term 'robot' comes from which language?

• English

• French

• Czech

• German

Who introduced the word 'robot' to the world?

• Isaac Asimov

• Karel Capek

• Albert Einstein

• Nikola Tesla

In what year did Karel Capek introduce the word 'robot'?

• 1920

• 1942

• 1965

• 1980

Isaac Asimov first used the term 'robotics' in which short story?

• I, Robot

• Runabout

• The Bicentennial Man

• Foundation

What is the Zeroth Law of Robotics?

• A) A robot may not harm humanity or allow humanity to come to harm.

• B) A robot must obey orders.

• C) A robot must protect its existence.

• D) A robot may not injure a human being.

Fill in the blank: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the ______.

• Zeroth Law

• First Law

• Second Law

• Third Law

What is the First Law of Robotics?

• A robot must protect its own existence.

• A robot may not injure a human being or allow a human being to come to harm.

• A robot must obey orders.

• A robot may not harm humanity.

Which law states that a robot must protect its own existence?

• First Law

• Second Law

• Third Law

• Zeroth Law

Fill in the blank: The term 'robotics' refers to the study and use of ______.

• A) animals

• B) humans

• C) robots

• D) computers