Robotica By polnitolico 1206 Al-Jazari designs the first programmable automata 1921 The word "robot" is first used in Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. 1942 Isaac Asimov proposes the Three Laws of Robotics. 1954 George Devol invents the first industrial robot: Unimate. 1961 Unimate becomes the first robot installed in a factory (General Motors). 2000 Honda unveils ASIMO, a highly advanced humanoid robot. 2016 Sophia, the first humanoid robot to receive citizenship, is unveiled. 2023 Humanoid robots with advanced AI, such as Tesla Bot and Figure O1, are being developed.