Did you ever know that robots were once thought harmful and life endangering to the human environment? A robot has various meanings such as "anything mechanical that does a job,"(Kransnoff,2)"a computerized form of life,"(Kransnoff,2) or a "reprogrammable, multifunctional, automatic machine that imitates the behavior, appearance, or specific action of a person." (Glossary,3) Although all the definitions just stated have some kind of basic fact they did not relate to the early robot creations. Film makers showed robots as scientist and then the robot kills it creator. Many early people saw robots as harmful beings until a scientist named Isaac Asimov displayed robots as trustful, cooperative and somewhat intelligent machines.

     Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American who was born in Petrovochi. He was well known for science fiction books and also for his popular works in all kinds of branches of science. He and his family immigrated to the United States when he was three. Asimov was inspired to become a scientific writer from his encounters with science fiction magazines. At the age of 15 Asimov entered Columbia University and sold his first science fiction book. In 1948, Isaac earned a PH.D degree and taught biochemistry from 1949-1958. Asimov stopped teaching biochemistry but still prosumed a career in writing science fiction. In 1958 Asimov devoted all of his time to writing science. In 1939 Isaac Asimov, who was only nineteen at the time,"tired of robots that were unrealistically wicked or unrealistically noble."(Asimov,13) He then began to writ science fiction tales where robots were merely viewed as machines. Throughout the 19401s, Isaac published stories of this sort in "Astounding Science Fiction". In 1950, nine of these books were collected into a book intitled I,Robot. He later invented the Three Laws of Robotics which are commonly known of as the Three Rules of Robotics.

     The three rules of robotics are:"A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction allow a human being to come in to harm. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second law."(Encarta,l) These three laws were the very first known use of the word robotics in the 1940's. Asimov also had some input on the way a robot should be formed in human appearance in order to be better accepted by humans. He suggested that robots bellbest shaped like a since the human environment is adapted to that shape."(Young,2) Asimov inforced his rules onto the robots because he taught that the robots did not deserve to be seen as harmful creations but as creations that were given or made as a gift to civilization. Isaac composed of an environment that consisted of cooperative and intelligent robots. He used his rules in many robots that in movies and children's books.

     Many people used the rules or laws of robot after Isaac made rules public. Many robots on films followed the laws such as Robby the Robot. Robby was programmed to do as ordered which means little intelligence. This particular machine obeyed all three laws. An example is when Robby was ordered to shoot a with a human ray gun and almost blew a fuse while waiting for the insidious intrustion to be cancelled. "Tobor The Great was a robot who attacked hostile humans and defended friends."(Robot Revolution,82) This robot is a perfect example of what Asimov inforced on early civilization. Another robot called Isac. Isaac Asimov was the one who inspired this creation. Asimov worked on this robot with two other people Carmine Angelotti and Bob Sanborn. Isac has his own voice and can be programmed to talk, make speeches for a function, dinner or even commercials. He also follows the three rules. The last robot is Arok which was built by an ameteur robotist who is known as Ben Skora. Even though all of these robots follow the three rules of Asimov they all have one more characteristic. All of these robots have a limited level of intelligence which is another thing Asimov tried to inforce.

     In conclusion, Isaac Asimov was an important part of robotic history today. If it wasn't for Asimov robots would still be seen as harmful hazardouses. He was the soul inventor of the Tree Laws of Robotics which helped us better understand robots. He will always be remembered for his wonderful childern and adult books and his intelligence has given to our society. Over all, Isaac informed us that robots have all kinds of uses if only we try to explore the possibilities. His three laws will be forever used in the future since more and more machines of all kinds will be made.

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