The image usually thought of by the word robot is that of a mechanical being, somewhat human in shape. Common in science fiction, robots are generally depicted as working in the service of people, but often escaping the control of the people and doing them harm. The word robot comes from the Czech writer Karel Capek's 1921 play “R.U.R.” (which stands for "Rossum's Universal Robots"), in which mechanical beings made to be slaves for …showed first 75 words of 1208 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1208 total…for their behavior. Asimov's first law is that robots may not harm humans either through action or inaction. The second is that they must obey humans except when the commands conflict with the first law. The third is that robots must protect themselves except, again, when this comes into conflict with the first law. Future androids might have their own opinions about these laws, but these issues must wait their time. (Intelligence pg 65) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**