In 1941 and 1942, Isaac Asimov formulated the Three Laws of Robotics, and in the process of

doing so, coined the word "robotics".

Robotic engineers are designing the next generation of robots to look, feel and act more human.
Calling them androids, the artificial humans.
Artificial eyes that move and blink. Slight chest movements that simulate breathing. Man made
muscles to change facial expressions. These are all must have attributes for the socially
acceptable robots of the future.
AI plays a pivotal role in successful human/robot interaction.
Robots have long captured the human imagination. But despite many advances,
robots have yet to reach the potential so often envisioned in science fiction. Today's
engineers and computer scientists are still pursuing one missing ingredient: high
intelligence. It would be nice for example, if robots possessed the intelligence
needed to cope with uncertainty, learn from experience and work as a team.
And of course, robots will continue to explore extreme environments where no
human can go, or wants to.
Intelligent robots will be one of the engineering achievements of the 21 st century,

Throughout history, robots have embodied and exemplified cutting-edge technology.

Mechanical automatons were devised during the Industrial Revolution, electronic
circuitry was added at the turn of the 20th century, computers gave robots "brains"
in the 1940s and shrinking electronics and more powerful computers have granted
robots greater abilities. Industries adopted robots for many manufacturing tasks,
from automobile assembly to ship welding.

Robots are like mechanical butlers, right?

Not anymore. Some machines are programmed to simply respond to our whims, like
the excruciatingly named Botler roaming the halls of a Silicon Valley hotel, but
these days more attention is focused on robots which we can talk to, socialise with
and live alongside. Robots that understand us emotionally could look after us when
were old, for instance