The word “robot” was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a 1920 play called Rossum’s Universal Robots, and is derived from the Czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.

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Jun 10, 2024 · Calling someone a bot on social media once meant you suspected they were actually a piece of software, but now the use of the word is shifting to become an insult to someone you know …

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Sep 4, 2006 · Despite the longevity of the robot concept, robotic butlers that roam our homes and relieve us from housework still seemed far from reality until very recently. Instead, the vast majority of ...

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Sep 16, 2022 · A robot made from magnetic fluid can be made smaller, thinner, or directed to break up with special magnets, which could be useful for delivering drugs into the body

Jul 17, 2024 · Researchers combined hydrogel with magnetic ferrofluid to make small jellyfish robots that can complete an obstacle course when directed with light

Jan 25, 2023 · Technology Metal robot can melt its way out of tight spaces to escape A millimetre-sized robot made from a mix of liquid metal and microscopic magnetic pieces can stretch, move or melt.

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