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History of Robotics

Robotics

A collection of historical milestones and key events in the development of robotics.

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12 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Aug 8, 2026

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1 Who coined the term 'robot' in his 1920 play R.U.R.?

A Isaac Asimov
B Karel Čapek
C George Devol
D Alan Turing

2 What was the name of the first industrial robot, installed at a General Motors plant in 1961?

A Shakey
B Unimate
C ASIMO
D AIBO

3 In which decade were the 'Three Laws of Robotics' first introduced by Isaac Asimov?

A 1920s
B 1930s
C 1940s
D 1950s

4 What was the primary function of the 'Elektro' robot displayed at the 1939 World's Fair?

A Surgery
B Walking and talking
C Manufacturing cars
D Deep sea exploration

5 Which company released the AIBO, one of the first commercially available robotic pets, in 1999?

A Sony
B Honda
C Toyota
D Samsung

6 Which robot, created by SRI International in the late 1960s, is considered the first mobile, intelligent robot?

A Roomba
B Shakey
C Atlas
D Curiosity

7 What type of robot is 'ASIMO', developed by Honda and unveiled in the year 2000?

A Industrial arm
B Humanoid
C Underwater drone
D Space probe

8 In what year did the Mars rover 'Sojourner' successfully land on Mars as part of the Pathfinder mission?

A 1987
B 1997
C 2007
D 2017

9 What was the first programmable robotic arm developed by George Devol in 1954 called?

A Programmed Article Transfer
B Industrial Automaton
C Cybernetic Arm
D Logic Bot

10 Which famous inventor created the 'Teleautomaton', a radio-controlled boat, in 1898?

A Nikola Tesla
B Thomas Edison
C Alexander Graham Bell
D Guglielmo Marconi

11 Which organization launched the robotic lander 'Philae', which landed on a comet in 2014?

A NASA
B ESA
C SpaceX
D Roscosmos

12 What is the name of the NASA robot that arrived on Mars in 2012 to investigate the Gale Crater?

A Curiosity
B Spirit
C Opportunity
D Perseverance

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