The History of Robots One day, we might all have robot servants that live in our houses and all our work, such as cleaning, washing the dishes, and walking the dog Possibly the first robot was built in the 10th Century, BC, in ancient China A scientist made a mechanical man as a present for the Emperor During the Industrial Revolution, many factories began to have mechanical machines to the work, such as the “Spinning Jenny” Unimate (1961) – the first industrial robot The first robot made to work in a factory was called “Unimate” It was invented for the General Motors car company Since then, many more robots have been made Many factories, such as car and computer factories, don’t use human workers Spinning Jenny (1864) – an early mechanical machine Luna (2011) – can walk the dog and serve drinks However, we must be careful If robots get too powerful they might not like being servants anymore They might decide to take over the world, like they did the in the movie The Terminator However, it wasn’t until after the invention of electricity and computers that robotics could really grow The word “robot” was first used in 1921 It comes from the Czech word “robota”, which means “to serve” This is because robots are designed to serve humans Dante (1993) – designed to go into volcanoes Robots can also dangerous things that humans can’t For example, robots can go inside volcanoes, or go to the bottom of the sea The Terminator (future?) – it will eat your dog