10 Questions
Who first used the term 'robot'?
Karel Capek
What does the term 'robot' mean in Czech?
Forced or slave laborer
How did the Oxford English Dictionary define a robot?
A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer
How did the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) define a robot?
An automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes, which can be either fixed in place or mobile for use in industrial automation applications
How did the Robot Institute of America (RIA) define a robot?
A reprogrammable multi-functional manipulator designed to move materials, parts, tools or specialized devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks
According to the Robot Institute of America (RIA), what is a robot?
A reprogrammable multi-functional manipulator designed to move materials
What did Karel Capek, a Czech playwright, define as a robot?
A machine look-wise similar to a human being
How did the Oxford English Dictionary define a robot?
A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
What is the definition of a robot according to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)?
An automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes
What does the term 'robot' originate from?
Czech word for 'forced or slave laborer'
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