15 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT ROBOTS

Some robots are built to appear and act so similar to humans that they appear to have their own intelligence. Robots today can perform dangerous jobs that would be too risky for humans, such as disarming a bomb or traveling where humans cannot venture.

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01. (00:59) The word 'robot' comes from a Czech word 'robota', which means 'drudgery'.
02. (01:08) The first known robot in recent history was created in the 5th century BC by Archytas of Tarentum.
03. (01:19) In 1495 Leonardo da Vinci drew plans for a type of robotic machine.
04. (01:35) Elektro was the first humanoid robot.
05. (01:46) A robot killed a factory worker in 1981.
06. (01:56) It is estimated that more than one million industrial robots are in operation today.
07. (02:05) There are two robots on Mars - Spirit and Opportunity.
08. (02:22) The United States military has 4,000 robots.
09. (02:37) A robot vacuum cleaner.
10. (02:48) Star Wars the movie franchise made robots.
11. (02:57) Work is underway to develop a microrobot.
12. (03:11) Some people fear that robots will eventually take over the world.
13. (03:19) A robot has been created that uses bacteria-filled fuel cells.
14. (03:33) The smallest robot is called a nanobot.
15. (03:42) Japan's NES System Technologies recently built a winebot.

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