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The word “robot” became part of the English language with the translation of Karel Capek’s play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) in 1932. In the play the robots were humanoid creations, which were developed to perform obediently in the service of mankind. The early conception was that of a mechanical man, capable of human actions and speech but having subhuman intelligence and superhuman strength. Science fiction of those years portrayed robots with sinister intentions. In the 1940’s Isaac Asimov envisioned robots as benevolent servants, with fail safe circuitry to ensure that they always “keep their place”. He was the first to use the word “robotics” to describe the development of mobile, intelligent machines.
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Friedman, L.I., Severns, S.M.L. (1986). Application of Robotics in Blood Banking. In: Sibinga, C.T.S., Das, P.C., Greenwalt, T.J. (eds) Future Developments in Blood Banking. Developments in Hematology and Immunology, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2329-7_17
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