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A robot

A robot was a machine that automatically performed a set of typically pre-programmed tasks and had limited autonomy.

In early science fiction writing the idea of a robot tended to include thinking machines that could perform independent judgments. Later, this was revised to the idea of an android and the notion of robots became limited to less advanced forms of machines. The basis for this change is generally credited to Isaac Asimov who, though referring to them as robots, created characters who were far more intelligent than Humans and operated according to the "Three Laws of Robotics" which later became the accepted basis for many characteristics of android behavior.

Albert Macklin, a science fiction writer for Incredible Tales magazine during the 1950s, wrote stories that featured robots almost exclusively. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

The Think Tank had a robotic lifeform as one of its members. (VOY: "Think Tank")

In 2152 the Enterprise NX-01 made a repair-stop at what it had been told was a robotic space station, but which turned out to be a self aware machine with malicious intent. (ENT: "Dead Stop")

Deep Space 9 had a store called Tom Servo's Used Robots. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine set decoration)

The holographic novel The Adventures of Captain Proton featured a character known as Satan's Robot. (VOY: "Night")

The term robot was coined by Czech science fiction writer Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). The word, actually, was invented by his brother, Josef Čapek.

Apocrypha

In the Fifteenth UK Story Arc, set in the late 2260s, a research depot on Venus lent the USS Enterprise experimental repair robots.

External links

Robot at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Robot at Wikipedia

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-[[Image:Robot.jpg|thumb|A robot]]
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-A '''robot''' is a machine that automatically performs a set of usually pre-programmed tasks and has limited autonomy.
+A '''robot''' was a machine that automatically performed a set of typically pre-programmed tasks and had limited autonomy.
-In early science fiction writing the idea of a robot tended to include thinking machines that could perform independent judgments.  Later, this was revised to the idea of an [[android]] and the notion of robot became limited to less advanced forms of machines.  The basis for this change is generally credited to [[Isaac Asimov]] who, though referring to them as robots, created characters who were far more intelligent than humans and operated according to the "Three Laws of Robotics" which later became the accepted basis for many characteristics of android behavior.
+In early science fiction writing the idea of a robot tended to include thinking machines that could perform independent judgments. Later, this was revised to the idea of an [[android]] and the notion of robots became limited to less advanced forms of machines. The basis for this change is generally credited to {{dis|Isaac Asimov|author}} who, though referring to them as robots, created characters who were far more intelligent than Humans and operated according to the "Three Laws of Robotics" which later became the accepted basis for many characteristics of android behavior.
-[[Albert Macklin]] wrote stories that featured robots almost exclusively. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
+[[Albert Macklin]], a [[science fiction]] writer for ''[[Incredible Tales]]'' [[magazine]] during the [[1950s]], wrote stories that featured robots almost exclusively. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 The [[Think Tank]] had a robotic lifeform as one of its members. ({{VOY|Think Tank}})
-In [[2152]] the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] made a repair-stop at what it had been told was a robotic [[space station]], but which turned out to be a [[self-aware machines|self aware machine]] with malicious intent.  ({{ENT|Dead Stop}})
+In [[2152]] the {{EnterpriseNX}} made a repair-stop at what it had been told was a robotic [[space station]], but which turned out to be a [[self-aware machines|self aware machine]] with malicious intent. ({{ENT|Dead Stop}})
 [[Deep Space 9]] had a store called [[Tom Servo's Used Robots]]. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' set decoration)
+The [[holographic novel]] ''[[The Adventures of Captain Proton]]'' featured a character known as [[Satan's Robot]]. ({{VOY|Night}})
-:''The term ''robot'' was coined by Czech science fiction writer {{w|Karel Čapek}}'s play ''{{w|R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)}}''. The word, actually, was invented by his brother, {{w|Josef Čapek}}.''
+{{bginfo|The term ''robot'' was coined by Czech science fiction writer {{w|Karel Čapek}}'s play {{wt|R.U.R.|R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)}}. The word, actually, was invented by his brother, {{w|Josef Čapek}}.}}
 ===See also===
 *[[Robotics]]
-==External link==
+==Apocrypha==
+In the [[Fifteenth UK Story Arc]], set in the late 2260s, a research depot on [[Venus]] lent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} experimental repair robots.
-*{{wikipedia}}
+==External links==
+* {{mbeta}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
+[[de:Roboter]]
+[[it:Robot]]
 [[Category:Technology]]
-[[de:Roboter]]