A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

With many words which are commonly used in everyday vocabulary, we are certain that we have a solid grasp of what they do and do not mean, but is this really true? Take the word ‘robot’ for example, ...

Co-founder & CEO at InOrbit, a leading data management platform for autonomous robots, and co-founder of Robot Operations Group. Modern robots are awesome, but they’re also infamous for getting into ...

Jan. 25, 2021, marks a special centennial: The 100th anniversary of a word. It’s one that already existed, but it took on a new meaning in a work of fiction. 1920: Czechoslovakian Author Karel Čapek ...

Some references state that term ‘robot’ was derived from the Czech word ‘robota,’ meaning ‘work,’ while others propose that ‘robota’ actually refers to ‘forced workers’ or ‘slaves.’ Some references ...

I was thinking of going to CES this year. But then I read the immortal words of Consumer Technology Association president and CEO Gary Shapiro, in the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "We will all be taking ...