ABSTRACT
The term robot originates from the ¡ctional novel titled Rossum’s Universal Robots* published in 1921 by the Czechoslovakian writer Karel Capek. In the novel, an R.U.R. (i.e., Rossum’s Universal Robot), which is the equivalent of a robot, is described to be composed of a collection of components and is smart enough to replace the humans working in a designed area. Soon aer Capek’s novel was released, the concept of robots was illustrated in theaters and movies, stimulating the public’s interest in the emergence of robots and their development and encouraging further research into this ¡eld.
