A: In 350 BC, Greek mathematician Archytas of Tarentum built a steam-driven mechanical bird which can be termed as the first step towards the development of robot. Later, in around 1495 Leonardo Da Vinci of Italy planned and sketched out a humanoid robot in the form of a mechanical knight with anatomically correct joints operated by cables and pulleys. However, the word 'robot' was introduced by novelist and playwright karel Capek of Austria-Hungary in 1921 in one of his plays to depict artificial people. In 1989, the first walking robot 'Genghis' was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Later in 2000, ASIMO (Advanced Step In Innovative Mobility), a humanoid robot, was unveiled by Honda.
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