THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY August 22, 2003 Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics ________________ SPONSORED BY: Microsoft
The Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003. Get the latest information on installation, new features and training. Click here! http://WhatIs.com/r/0,,17306,00.htm?microsoft ________________ TODAY'S WORD: Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci520366,00.html Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov is often given credit for being the first person to use the term robotics in a short story composed in the 1940s. In the story, Asimov suggested three principles to guide the behavior of robots and smart machines. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, as they are called, have survived to the present: 1. Robots must never harm human beings or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. Robots must follow instructions from humans without violating the first rule. 3. 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