Isaac Asimov was the first to talk about robotics when he set out his famous laws. Before analysing the history of robotics, it is interesting to note that the term itself dates back to the 20th ...

Author's note : Why a book on robots and war? -- pt. 1. The change we are creating. -- Introduction : Scenes from a robot war -- Smart bombs, Norma Jeane, and defecating ducks : a short history of ...

The history of robots in manufacturing goes back to 1962, when a 4,000-pound, one-armed robot named Unimate was installed at a GM plant in Trenton, New Jersey to lift and stack hot pieces of metal. It ...