This document discusses the history and future of robotics. It defines robotics as the science and technology of robots, including their design, manufacture, and application. The first industrial robots were Unimates developed in the 1950s-60s to perform manual labor. Modern uses of robots include exploration, industry, medicine, and military/police applications. Researchers are developing robots that mimic both animals and humans to better understand organisms and cognition. The future of robotics is expected to include more autonomous household robots as well as human-scale robots with increased intelligence and abilities by 2030.