2. Historical Perspectives of Robotics
The spray painting robot(1942)
a. When was the first actual robot invented and used ?
(Hint: It was designed by Americans Willard Pollard and Harold Roselund for the DeVilbiss Company.)
1938, for spray painting.
b. In 1942, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov created a set of three imaginary Laws of Robotics. What was the name of the book Asimov wrote in 1942 in which he described the Laws of Robotics?
The name of his book was runaround.
c. What is the so-called “Zeroth Law of Robotics? Why is it called the Zeroth Law?
Zeroths law of robotics is “A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. “
d. Propose one situation where it would be OK for a robot to harm (even kill) a human. Explain why it would be OK in this circumstance. (Hint: Maybe in a hospital?)
It would be ok for a robot to harm a robot, when a man has been put in jail for doing a crime and is to be executed, and the robot is the one that kills the man.
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